Notable Events of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s

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Across
  1. 3. - ___, 1963 march on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  2. 7. - ___ campaign, series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation.
  3. 8. - Martin ___, prominent leader of the civil rights movement.
  4. 11. - Tragic deaths of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers.
  5. 13. - ___ Rights Act of 1964, landmark legislation outlawing racial discrimination.
  6. 14. - ___, desegregation of schools and public spaces.
  7. 15. - Peaceful demonstrations advocating for civil rights.
Down
  1. 1. - Montgomery Bus ___, civil rights protest against racial segregation on public transportation.
  2. 2. - Activists who challenged racial segregation on interstate buses.
  3. 4. - ___ X, influential figure in the Black nationalist movement.
  4. 5. - Rosa ___, civil rights activist and catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  5. 6. - Nonviolent protests where activists occupied segregated spaces.
  6. 9. - ___ Rights Act of 1965, aimed at overcoming barriers to African American suffrage.
  7. 10. - Coretta Scott ___, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. 12. - ___ to Montgomery marches, series of protests for voting rights.