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- 2. This commission was the National Advisory commission on Civil Disorders. They were determined to find the cause of the riots.
- 3. This movement set off the "March Against Fear" across Mississippi to encourage African Americans to vote
- 5. a march that occurred in 1963 to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans
- 6. This organization fought for proper education for African Americans
- 9. Banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voting registration and elections
- 10. This organization provided religious identity for African Americans
- 11. Following Rosa Parks arrest, African Americans protested by not riding the bus
- 12. African Americans protested nonviolently for Americans civil rights struggle
- 14. This organization empowered African Americans and fought against racist systems
- 15. a ruling by the supreme court that deemed separating children in schools due to race unconstitutional
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- 1. A campaign lead by MLK to address economic inequality following the kings death
- 4. This person was a predominant African American figure in the civil rights movement and was assassinated
- 7. banned state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections
- 8. Acronym for an Organization that ensured the political education of minorities
- 11. This African American individual was assassinated on his front door step
- 13. Nine students had to be escorted to Central High School to avoid racial violence
