Crossword Puzzle: Joseph, Chapter 6-8

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  1. 1. messiah: A term J. Edgar Hoover used to describe a feared revolutionary Black leader.
  2. 5. Newton: Co-founder of the Black Panther Party, symbol of resistance against police brutality.
  3. 6. Refers to the Moynihan Report, which controversially analyzed the Black family structure in America.
  4. 8. Baraka: Influential poet and activist, originally LeRoi Jones, a key figure in the Black Arts Movement.
  5. 9. Referencing the Vietnam War, which heightened calls for social justice and solidarity with oppressed people globally.
  6. 10. A position held by Stokely Carmichael in SNCC, symbolizing a shift towards Black Power.
  7. 12. Refers to the armed, revolutionary approach advocated by some Black Power activists.
  8. 13. Book: Mao’s *Little Red Book*, which inspired Black Power advocates seeking revolutionary models.
  9. 16. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director who viewed Black Power leaders as major threats to the U.S.
  10. 17. Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. president known for his complex relationship with civil rights legislation.
  11. 21. The magazine that published criticisms of U.S. foreign policy and supported Black Power causes.
  12. 22. James Meredith, whose solo march was a catalyst for the radicalization of the civil rights movement.
  13. 23. Seale: Co-founder of the Black Panther Party, worked alongside Huey Newton.
Down
  1. 2. The FBI’s covert operation targeting Black Power leaders and activists, aiming to neutralize the movement.
  2. 3. A period post-Civil War, often referenced as a comparison for Black Power’s goal of systemic change.
  3. 4. Rustin: A mentor to Carmichael and pacifist, involved in nonviolent protests.
  4. 7. for Defense: Armed self-defense group from Louisiana that protected civil rights activists in Lowndes County.
  5. 11. Budget: An economic proposal linked to Bayard Rustin aiming to address poverty through federal spending.
  6. 14. Stokely Carmichael's birthplace, which influenced his later political identity and Black Power leadership.
  7. 15. The Alabama county where the Lowndes County Freedom Organization was formed, using the black panther as a symbol.
  8. 18. The African country where many Black Power activists, like Eldridge Cleaver, sought refuge.
  9. 19. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a congressman whose activism challenged U.S. racial and economic policies.
  10. 20. Now: Political party name and civil rights slogan promoting immediate change.