Crossword Puzzle: Joseph, Chapter 6-8

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