Lesson 54 Crossword

2. An American activist that was a member of the Nation of Islam
4. First African American to attend the University of Mississippi
5. Founded the Nation of Islam
6. The last name of the president that was assassinated in November 1963
7. The speech that Martin Luther King Jr shared during the Civil Rights Movement
8. The man that led the Congress on Racial Equality
9. National effort made by black people to eliminate racial segregation
11. The woman that refused to give up her seat to a white man
12. Martin Luther King Jr's Wife's name
14. The man to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr
15. Act passed to allow African Americans to vote
16. Created to examine the causes behind rioting
19. A system that kept African Americans and Whites seperated

1. Bus driver that asked Rosa Parks to move
3. The law that created a permanent civil rights commission to assist black suffrage
4. The first African American to play Major League Baseball
8. Last name of the president that signed the bill that made it illegal to refuse employment based on race
10. Man who led the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
13. The man who joined with Martin Luther King Jr to create the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
17. War War fought by the Northern and Southern Confederate states
18. The store that refused to serve coffee to 4 African American college students