Texas History Civil Rights Era

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Across
  1. 3. worked with the NAACP primarily worked to overturn Jim Crow Laws
  2. 4. formed the Committee of Racial Equality (CORE)
  3. 6. Voting for public officials is BOTH a right and a ______________ of Texas citizens?
  4. 7. 1st African American woman from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress
  5. 9. Founded the American G.I. forum to help veterans
  6. 10. Republican leaders and educational groups have differing views about spending on ____________
  7. 11. A dedicated and aggressive president during the Civil Rights Era
  8. 12. Serving on a jury is a _________________ of Texas Citizens.
Down
  1. 1. "What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the size of the fight in the dog." - _______
  2. 2. As a U.S. Congressman he fought for equality in health care, housing, and justice for all
  3. 5. leaders and educational groups in
  4. 8. formed and led the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during the Second World War.