Lorae Moore - Civil Rights Movement Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The law written by JFK but passed by his successor that protected the rights of citizens regardless of race, nationality, gender, etc.
  2. 4. A person who wants segregation to keep going and was against the civil rights act
  3. 8. seperation of two racial groups
  4. 10. the disdain or looking down upon of certain groups just for their race, gender, etc.
  5. 14. protests that don't involve harming others and are aimed to bring forth change in society
  6. 15. basic rights under the protection of the government
  7. 16. laws used to enforce segregation
  8. 18. Civil Rights Organization that was founded by MLK
  9. 19. Civil Rights leader that gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington
  10. 20. The largest protest of the civil rights movement lead on Washington
Down
  1. 1. the act of fighting and protesting for some sort of political or social change
  2. 3. A man who was well-known for refusing to integrate and closing his resturant instead of integrating. He later became mayor and hired the most black people to office than any other governor so far
  3. 5. A type of nonviolent protests that involved sitting at lunch counters as a protest to segregation
  4. 6. this case helped greatly in ending segregation in schools
  5. 7. failed civil rights effort in Albany, GA
  6. 9. organization that surveyed Georgians to see whether or not they wanted schools to integrate
  7. 11. not being allowed a right, usually being kept from the right to vote
  8. 12. mixing of two racial groups
  9. 13. Civil rights activist who was a friend and aide of MLK and who helped start up SNCC
  10. 17. Civil Rights organization started by college students to coordinate nonviolent protests