Black History

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Across
  1. 3. *the first African American woman to travel in space.
  2. 4. the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.
  3. 6. cruel or unjust use of power or authority.
  4. 8. the act of officially ending or stopping something
  5. 9. The condition in which one human being was owned by another.
  6. 13. a complaint or objection against an idea, an act, or a way of doing things
  7. 14. absence of justice
  8. 15. **guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics
  9. 17. the quality of being unequal or uneven
  10. 18. the quality or state of being free
Down
  1. 1. to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
  2. 2. the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.
  3. 5. *American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, best known for his “I have a dream” speech.
  4. 7. any one of the groups that human beings are often divided into based on physical traits or ancestry
  5. 10. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
  6. 11. an assumption or an opinion about someone simply based on that person's membership to a particular group.
  7. 12. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
  8. 16. *civil rights African Americanwom activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus