Across
- 5. Taking away the right to vote
- 7. Required of schools following the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision
- 11. Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that guarantees all citizens equal treatment under the law
- 12. Landmark 1964 law prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
- 14. The enforced separation of different racial groups in public places
- 15. The right to vote in political elections
- 16. Last name of civil rights leader known for advocating nonviolent protest and delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech
- 17. Constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote in 1920
Down
- 1. Policies designed to increase opportunities for historically marginalized groups in education and employment
- 2. 1887 Act that aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots
- 3. Island occupied by Native American activists from 1969-1971 in a protest that drew national attention
- 4. Manipulating electoral district boundaries to favor one party or group over another
- 6. Unfair treatment of individuals based on characteristics such as race, gender, or ethnicity
- 8. 1848 convention that launched the women's rights movement in the United States
- 9. Post-Civil War period focused on rebuilding the South and extending rights to formerly enslaved people
- 10. Laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States after Reconstruction
- 13. Rights protecting individuals from discrimination and ensuring equal treatment under the law