Struggles of the civil rights era

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  1. 3. 9 African Americans enrolled at a white school challenging segregation
  2. 6. Famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr, in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial
  3. 7. Court case that established the “separate but equal” belief
  4. 11. someone who fought for civil rights during the CRM
  5. 14. African American leader who stood for black power during the CRM
  6. 15. First African American U.S. Supreme Court server, lawyer who fought many civil rights cases
  7. 16. A violent event in 1965, peaceful protesters attacked by police
  8. 18. Civil rights leader, famous for nonviolent protests, and delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech
  9. 19. The landmark of the 1954 case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
  10. 20. Civil rights group, challenges segregation and fights for equal rights
  11. 21. A peaceful protest where people sit, and refuse to leave until they are treated equally
Down
  1. 1. First African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi
  2. 2. No more Jim Crow laws/voting barriers for African Americans
  3. 4. Protest on Washington "I Have a Dream" speech by MLK delivered
  4. 5. former slave later to become a famous abolitionist, also fought for civil rights
  5. 8. When protesters refuse to obey unjust laws peacefully
  6. 9. City where Montgomery bus boycott took place
  7. 10. ACT The 1964 law that banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender
  8. 12. Refused to give up her seat on Montgomery bus
  9. 13. Laws segregation African Americans from voting
  10. 17. The act of segregating whites and colored, especially in public places and schools