Civil Rights Movement

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Across
  1. 2. – A student-led group that organized sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
  2. 4. – Peaceful protests where Black students sat at lunch counters and refused to leave.
  3. 6. Meredith – The first Black student at Ole Miss, which caused a huge uproar.
  4. 8. Parks – She made history by staying seated on a bus and sparked a huge boycott in Montgomery.
  5. 11. Bus Boycott – A year-long protest where Black people refused to ride the buses.
  6. 12. Marshall – The first Black Supreme Court Justice who helped win Brown v. Board.
  7. 13. – A civil rights group that used the courts to fight unfair laws.
  8. 14. Rustin – He organized the March on Washington but didn’t get much credit at the time.
  9. 15. Campaign – A peaceful protest that got ugly when police used dogs and hoses on kids.
  10. 16. – The process of bringing Black and white people together in places like schools.
  11. 19. Luther King Jr. – He gave the “I Have a Dream” speech and believed peaceful protest was the way to go.
  12. 20. Crow – Unfair laws in the South that kept Black and white people separated.
  13. 21. – MLK’s organization that led marches and believed in nonviolence.
  14. 23. Evers – He worked for the NAACP and was sadly killed for standing up against racism.
  15. 24. v. Board – The Supreme Court case that ended “separate but equal” in schools.
  16. 25. Rights Act 1964 – This law made segregation and job discrimination illegal.
  17. 26. Baker – A behind-the-scenes leader who believed young people should lead the movement.
Down
  1. 1. Nash – A young leader in sit-ins and Freedom Rides who helped make real change happen.
  2. 2. to Montgomery March – A march for voting rights that turned violent on “Bloody Sunday.”
  3. 3. Rock Nine – The first Black students to go to a white high school in Arkansas, guarded by soldiers.
  4. 5. – Keeping people apart because of their race, especially in schools and public places.
  5. 6. Lewis – He helped lead the Selma march and later became a Congressman.
  6. 7. on Washington – Big 1963 protest where MLK gave his most famous speech.
  7. 9. Rights Act 1965 – This law finally protected Black Americans’ right to vote.
  8. 10. – A protest where people stop buying or using something to make a point.
  9. 14. Power – A movement that focused on Black pride, culture, and taking control.
  10. 17. – A protest method that avoids violence even when attacked.
  11. 18. Riots – A violent uprising in LA that showed how bad racial tensions still were, even outside the South.
  12. 22. Rides – Black and white activists rode buses together to challenge segregation in the South.
  13. 23. X – A powerful speaker who believed in fighting for rights, even if it meant using stronger methods.