Civil Rights Movement

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Across
  1. 5. Refused to sit in a segregated section of a bus
  2. 7. Executive director of NAACP during the civil rights movement
  3. 9. What was the weapon of choice
  4. 12. Discrimination (separated from blacks and whites) and Jim Crow laws
  5. 14. Poll tax, literacy test, and grandfather clause
  6. 17. Arrested/was violent towards people who stood up for black rights
  7. 18. Terrorize African Americans and poor white farmers
  8. 19. Lawyer who fought for African Americans rights
  9. 20. Faced a discriminatory and raciest mob at 6
Down
  1. 1. protected citizens' rights, treating them equally
  2. 2. Fought for equality
  3. 3. Protected citizens' rights, like treating everyone equally and giving the right to vote to African Americans.
  4. 4. Fought for racial equality and justice
  5. 6. Inspired others to keep fighting for their rights
  6. 8. South is divided into 5 military regions run by North generals
  7. 10. An organization fighting for blacks rights by leading to protest and boycotts
  8. 11. What helped keep segregation in place in the South?
  9. 13. Used it to show how unfair it was to blacks
  10. 15. In Congress who could make decisions to help lead the movement
  11. 16. Started Montgomery Bus Boycott