Martin Luther King Jr

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Across
  1. 2. - First name of MLK's wife.
  2. 7. - Principle of peaceful resistance that was central to MLK's philosophy.
  3. 9. - Written by MLK while in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, it defended the use of nonviolent resistance in the fight for civil rights.
  4. 12. - Tragic event that ended MLK's life in 1968.
  5. 13. - Alabama city where a voting rights march led by MLK was met with violent opposition.
  6. 15. - MLK's last name.
  7. 16. - Economic tactic used by the civil rights movement to put pressure on businesses and institutions that practiced segregation.
  8. 17. - Tennessee city where MLK was assassinated.
  9. 18. - Method of peaceful protest that MLK frequently employed.
Down
  1. 1. - Right that MLK and others fought to ensure for African Americans.
  2. 3. - The goal of ending segregation in all areas of life.
  3. 4. - MLK's religious denomination.
  4. 5. - The main issue Martin Luther King Jr. fought for.
  5. 6. - The systemic and institutionalized discrimination against people of color that MLK fought to end.
  6. 8. - Prestigious prize that MLK won for his work as a civil rights leader.
  7. 10. - Alabama city where MLK was arrested during a nonviolent protest campaign.
  8. 11. - Alabama city where the Montgomery Bus Boycott took place.
  9. 14. - Acronym for the organization co-founded by MLK to advance the civil rights movement.
  10. 16. - The form of transportation where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.