Take a stand

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Across
  1. 7. a sports playing area
  2. 8. John Carlos wore some to protest against lynchings
  3. 9. famous basketball player
  4. 10. to get into a position with one or both knees on the ground
  5. 12. a legendary boxer
  6. 14. to force sb to stop going somewhere as a punishment
  7. 15. a movement for black people during segregation
  8. 19. a fellow member of a team
  9. 20. unfair treatment because of race, religion
  10. 22. a person who is trained in or good at sports
  11. 23. a set of international sports competitions that happen once every four years
  12. 25. a raised area sb stands on
  13. 27. the fact of being equal in rights
  14. 28. National Football League
Down
  1. 1. he excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement
  2. 2. sb that has an impact on someone
  3. 3. a person whose behavior is copied by others
  4. 4. your hand when your fingers are tightly curled inward
  5. 5. a gathering of people in the street to protest or support sth
  6. 6. made to award someone
  7. 11. a nation’s official song
  8. 13. brave or confident
  9. 16. unfair treatment or an unfair act
  10. 17. an athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators
  11. 18. a movement to support black people
  12. 21. Australian athlete who took a stand for the civil rights movement
  13. 24. a movement of your body that shows your thoughts or feelings
  14. 26. a person who believes strongly in political or social change