Activism

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Across
  1. 3. Coretta ____ King:1960s civil rights advocate for African-American equality
  2. 6. The ____ for $15 began in 2012 when two hundred fast-food workers walked off the job to demand $15/hr and union rights in New York City
  3. 7. This color represents the bloodshed in the fight for Black Liberation on the PanAfrican Flag
  4. 9. ____ Order: a written command from the president that directs government agencies to take specific actions
  5. 10. Madam C.J. Walker became the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. through the success of her homemade ____ products
  6. 13. Muhammad Ali's first name given at birth
  7. 14. a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
  8. 16. a person responsible for or involved in formulating policies, especially in politics.
  9. 18. She was the first African-American student to attend a formerly all-white elementary school
Down
  1. 1. a person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.
  2. 2. A large, networked group of individuals or organizations who work together, over time, to achieve change through vigorous action.
  3. 4. The _____ Movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination.
  4. 5. The women's ________ Movement focused on gaining voting rights for women
  5. 8. an oversimplified, generalized, and often biased belief about a group of people
  6. 11. ____ Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
  7. 12. The _____ Movement began in fall 2011 with a protest on Wall Street.
  8. 15. The practice of using vigorous action to work for change; vigorous action may include protests, boycotts, and other confrontational tactics.
  9. 17. The ____ Community gained marriage rights in all 50 states in 2015