Civil Rights Crossword

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  1. 6. Prominent Civil Rights leader known for his philosophy of non-violent resistance, ….. Luther King Jr.
  2. 7. Famous 1963 letter written by King where he defended his nonviolent philosophy and pursuit of racial equality, Letter from ….. Jail
  3. 10. The principle of peaceful protest and civil disobedience
  4. 13. Civil Rights leader known for his advocacy of Black nationalism and self-defence
  5. 16. Landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling which declared state laws establishing separate black and white schools to be unconstitutional, ………….. of Education
  6. 20. 1863 law which declared that all slaves were freed, ….. Proclamation
  7. 21. Prominent Civil Rights leader and Congressman known for his activism, John …..
  8. 23. Young African American boy whose murder sparked outrage and activism, ….. Till
  9. 24. Legal right to participate in political elections, ….. Rights
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  1. 1. 1963 demonstration for Civil Rights where King delivered his famous speech, March on …..
  2. 2. Organisation founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to advance civil rights, ….. Christian Leadership Conference
  3. 3. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
  4. 4. Activists who challenged segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals, ….. Riders
  5. 5. Site of a significant school desegregation attempt in 1957.
  6. 8. Civil Rights organisation founded in 1909
  7. 9. Famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr., expressing his vision for racial harmony
  8. 11. Enforced separation of racial groups in public facilities
  9. 12. 1964 campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi, Freedom …..
  10. 14. 1961-2 civil rights campaign targeting segregation and voting rights in this city in Georgia
  11. 15. Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine, ….. v. Ferguson
  12. 17. African American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  13. 18. Form of protest where demonstrators occupy a place and refuse to leave
  14. 19. The U.S. Attorney General who supported Civil Rights and fought for racial equality, ….. F. Kennedy Jr.
  15. 22. Civil Rights activist assassinated in Mississippi in 1963, ….. Evers