Chapter 14 Crossword- Civil Rights

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  1. 3. Last name of woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus, sparking the Birmingham Bus Boycott
  2. 5. Process of ending military operations, halting wartime production, and returning to normal after a major war
  3. 8. Name of Civil Rights leader who believed in Black Nationalism and violent resistance to racism
  4. 9. laws that legalized racial segregation in the US
  5. 10. Last name of little girl who fought and won in the Supreme Court to finally end segregation in schools
  6. 12. Last name of man who became the first African American Major League Baseball player
  7. 14. Last name of first African American Supreme Court Justice
Down
  1. 1. Initials of US President who was assassinated in the middle of creating the Civil Rights Act
  2. 2. Programs designed in the 1960's to increase the number of women and minorities in universities is known as "_________ Action"
  3. 3. Black power group formed in the 1960's to promote black pride and prevent police violence; known as the "Black _________"
  4. 4. Huge surge in birth rate after WWII
  5. 6. Acronym for the group formed to protect the interest of "colored people" in the US
  6. 7. Major movement that represented a turning point for African American equality in the US
  7. 11. Event originally organized by A. Philip Randolph, where MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech; "March on __________"
  8. 13. Religion that Black National, Malcolm X, practiced
  9. 14. Initials of a major civil rights leader who preached non-violent resistance