MLK JR Puzzle
Across
- 5. What famous speech did he deliver in 1963?
- 6. Beginning December 5, 1955, African-American residents of Montgomery refused to use the ____ .
- 7. A group’s refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (civil _______)
- 9. August 28, 1963 was the largest civil rights demonstration in called the ____ on Washington.
- 12. In 1983, which US president signed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday into law?
- 13. How many children did Dr. King have?
- 15. Who influenced Dr. King by leading the “peaceful revolution” against British rule in India?
- 16. Dr. King also fought for the right of African-Americans to ____ .
- 17. What job did Dr. King and his father have?
- 18. A formal declaration of objection.
Down
- 1. What is the name of the African-American woman, who was arrested for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat?
- 2. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting (refusing to eat) or refusing to cooperate.
- 3. the bus boycott was held in Montgomery, _______ .
- 4. On November 13, 19566 the US Supreme Court declared that Alabama’s state and local laws requiring segregation on buses were _____ .
- 8. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups.
- 10. What is the name of the mouvement that Dr. King lead?
- 11. A group’s refusal to have buy products or use services from a company in protest againsts its policies.
- 14. In 1964, Dr. King was nominated for the ____ Peace Prize.