Across
- 4. The ultimate goal of the civil rights movement, sought for all individuals regardless of race.
- 7. A public demonstration against injustice, often peaceful during the civil rights movement.
- 8. The enforced separation of racial groups in schools, housing, and public spaces.
- 10. The set of laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- 12. Fair treatment and legal protection, demanded by civil rights activists.
- 14. The principle that all people deserve the same rights and opportunities.
- 15. Unfair treatment of people based on race, gender, or other factors.
- 18. A form of peaceful protest where individuals occupy a space, like lunch counters, to demand service.
- 19. The process of bringing together people of different races in schools and public facilities.
- 20. A refusal to buy or use goods and services to protest injustice, like the Montgomery Bus ___ (1955-1956).
Down
- 1. Economic protests that aim to challenge unjust practices by refusing to engage financially.
- 2. Interracial bus trips challenging segregation in the South during 1961.
- 3. The philosophy and strategy used by leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
- 5. This institution made landmark rulings like Brown v. Board of Education, ending school segregation.
- 6. Unfounded opinions or attitudes, often leading to discrimination.
- 9. Someone who works for political or social change, like Rosa Parks or John Lewis.
- 11. These were targeted by literacy tests and other barriers until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- 13. Prejudice or discrimination based on race, often institutionalized during this era.
- 16. The city where Rosa Parks' arrest sparked the bus boycott and galvanized the movement.
- 17. A mass movement of people walking to demonstrate for a cause, such as the one to Washington in 1963.
