The Civil Rights Movement Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. In resistance to Brown v. Board of Education in which 101 congressmen signed that the decision was a contradiction to constitution
  2. 5. Sponsored "Freedom Rides" on busses through South in 1947
  3. 9. Founded in 1957 by MLK, was a civil rights organization led by ministers
  4. 10. Who sends 1000 troops to Little Rock to protect the students and integrate Central high
  5. 12. Ratified on Jan 1964, abolished poll tax in national elections
  6. 13. California Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning inter-racial marriage is unlawful.
  7. 15. What was an effective new strategy for integration that first began in Greensboro, NC at Woolworth's
  8. 17. A group of Moton High School students protested the conditions of their education because it was overcrowded and the facilities were inferior to those of white students.
  9. 19. Ruled against racial segregation on interstate buses
  10. 20. Who petitioned the ICC to issue an order for integration in Nov, 1961
Down
  1. 1. What city closed parks, playgrounds, pools, and golf courses to avoid desegregation
  2. 2. State's Right Democratic Party, formed in 1948 and was opposed to Truman's Civil Rights policies
  3. 4. Authorized federal supervision of voter registration, outlawed discriminatory tests
  4. 6. Offshoot of SCLC that led civil disobedience campaign for students
  5. 7. What banned discrimination in government and defense industry employment
  6. 8. All members of the armed forces shall receive equal treatment and opportunity
  7. 11. On Aug 28, 250000 protesters met to show support for JFK's Civil Rights Bill
  8. 14. Encouraged armed resistance "by any means necessary" to break white domination
  9. 16. Who ordered the National Guard to keep Little Rock Nine out of Central High
  10. 18. Schools must be integrated "with all deliberate speed"