Across
- 4. A group of African American student go to little rock central highschool to desegregate it
- 8. A group that wanted to protect educational and political equality.
- 15. A group that aims to improve race relations and end discriminatory policies by action projeccts
- 16. Was apart of the NAACP and he wanted to desegregate higher education and he was assassinated.
- 18. Banned segregation in schools, and made the supreme court deem "seperate but equal" isn't comstitutional
- 20. Prohibited discrimination in voting
- 21. a group that empowered black communities and challenged systematic racism by organizing non-violent protests
- 23. They wanted to desegregate public spaces and schools, they organized the Montgomery bus boycott.
Down
- 1. Challenged police brutality/racism in a militaristic way as well and protecting neighborhoods, and supporting black commnuities
- 2. Defended rights of all citizen that the US constitution promised them
- 3. A program launched by SCLC, that was supposed give resources and help people in poverty; ultimately was the program that got MLK jr. assasinated.
- 5. A Law made against the discrimination in the hiring process, as well as in public spaces.
- 6. When advocation for Black self-determination, racial pride, political, and economic independence
- 7. Challenged mississippis all white democratic party delegation at the 1964 democratic national convention
- 9. The group Malcomx was apart of, the group gave a religious identity to African Americans
- 10. The first African American to be a student in the university of missisipi
- 11. A protest that spanned across 13 months because rosa parks wouldn't give up her seat
- 12. Established in 1967 to investigate the cause racial unrest.
- 13. The march to ensure affrican americans could register to vote
- 14. Was a protest to protest to support civil rights legislation, and protest/demand the end of segregation.
- 17. Bus trips that challenged segregation in the south
- 19. Abolished and forbids the feds and state govs from imposing taxes on voters during the federal elections.
- 22. Was apart of the Nation Of Islam and was assasinated.
