Civil Rights ELA Unit

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Across
  1. 2. The kind of tension that King wanted to bring to Birmingham in order to end segregation
  2. 4. The political figure who gave a famous "I have a dream" speech before King
  3. 6. The color of a person's skin, which Martin Luther King Jr. believed should not determine how they are treated
  4. 7. The group of people who were discriminated against and oppressed by the laws and policies of the American government
  5. 9. The document in which King laid out his reasons for civil disobedience and his criticisms of white moderates who opposed his methods
  6. 11. A peaceful protest in which people refuse to leave a certain area until their demands are met
Down
  1. 1. The act of refusing to comply with certain laws or government policies as a form of protest
  2. 3. The right of all people to vote, regardless of their race
  3. 5. Another term for racial segregation
  4. 8. The state in which the city of Birmingham is located
  5. 10. The day on which King gave his "I have a dream" speech