Martin Luther King Jr

2. - First name of MLK's wife.
7. - Principle of peaceful resistance that was central to MLK's philosophy.
9. - Written by MLK while in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, it defended the use of nonviolent resistance in the fight for civil rights.
12. - Tragic event that ended MLK's life in 1968.
13. - Alabama city where a voting rights march led by MLK was met with violent opposition.
15. - MLK's last name.
16. - Economic tactic used by the civil rights movement to put pressure on businesses and institutions that practiced segregation.
17. - Tennessee city where MLK was assassinated.
18. - Method of peaceful protest that MLK frequently employed.

1. - Right that MLK and others fought to ensure for African Americans.
3. - The goal of ending segregation in all areas of life.
4. - MLK's religious denomination.
5. - The main issue Martin Luther King Jr. fought for.
6. - The systemic and institutionalized discrimination against people of color that MLK fought to end.
8. - Prestigious prize that MLK won for his work as a civil rights leader.
10. - Alabama city where MLK was arrested during a nonviolent protest campaign.
11. - Alabama city where the Montgomery Bus Boycott took place.
14. - Acronym for the organization co-founded by MLK to advance the civil rights movement.
16. - The form of transportation where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.