African American Civil Rights in the 1960s

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Across
  1. 2. / The name of the group who became more militant to get the vote in the late 1960s in legacy of Malcolm X
  2. 5. / Which part of the USA did Malcolm X focus his protest and movement? He criticised King for ignoring the issues here
  3. 6. / In 1968, a new Civil Rights Law was passed to ensure fair _________. Something which had been overlooked previously
  4. 9. / 4 letter acronym for the group led by MLK, they pioneered mass peaceful protest as a method used to advance Civil Rights
  5. 10. / Name of the bus rides taken across states to protest Bus Segregation
  6. 13. / This President replaced JFK in late 1963. As part of JFK's legacy, he ensured the passing of the Civil Rights Law.
  7. 16. / Name of the city where Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.
  8. 17. / At this famous protest, 1/4 of a million people gathered to listen to MLK's I have a dream speech. March on _____
  9. 18. / First name of the former Nation of Islam leader who's assassination sparked riots in Northern cities in 1965
  10. 19. / To protest segregation, many people from the SNCC performed _____ in Woolworths lunch counters across the south
Down
  1. 1. / This law was passed by Johnson, under pressure from MLK, in 1965. The _________ rights act
  2. 3. / Name for the day of violent backlash to the first Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama in 1965. Bloody ______
  3. 4. / Name of the town in a famous letter written by MLK in 1963
  4. 7. / The name of the campaign led by Lyndon Johnson to improve the working lives of all Americans G_____-S_______
  5. 8. / This President was assassinated in 1963, before he could pass his Civil Rights Bill as Law
  6. 11. / Following the assassination of both MLK and Malcolm X in the late 1960s, lots of Civil Rights groups became more ______
  7. 12. / The name of the type of building blown up in Birmingham, Alabama killing 4 young girls in 1963
  8. 14. / Name of the Conservative President at the end of the 1960s who began to slow down Civil Rights changes
  9. 15. / 4 letter acronym for the student led civil rights group in the 1960s. They were responsible for protests like the sit-ins
  10. 20. / In order to get voting rights, MLK organised a famous march, called the ______ to Montgomery march