Selma to Montgomery marches

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Across
  1. 1. Name of the event that occurred on March 7 1965 when peaceful protesters were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
  2. 3. Activist whose murder motivated the organization of the march on Montgomery.
  3. 8. Name of the laws that imposed racial segregation in the southern United States.
  4. 9. Activist who was beaten and photographed unconscious on the bridge during "Bloody Sunday."
  5. 11. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by King, which supported the marches in Alabama.
  6. 13. Leader of the civil rights movement who participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches.
  7. 15. Strategy used by activists to demand rights without resorting to violence.
  8. 16. Minister murdered after participating in the second civil rights march.
  9. 17. Federal law passed in 1965 that protected the voting rights of African Americans.
  10. 18. Alabama Governor who refused to protect protesters.
Down
  1. 2. Local organization that began voter registration efforts in Selma.
  2. 4. Capital of the state of Alabama and final destination of civil rights marches.
  3. 5. Alabama city where the voting rights marches began.
  4. 6. Fight for equality and against racial discrimination in the United States.
  5. 7. Site where protesters were attacked during the first march.
  6. 10. City near Selma where Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed during a demonstration.
  7. 12. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that helped organize the Selma campaign.
  8. 14. U.S. President who signed the Voting Rights Act after the Selma marches.