GA Studies Unit 11

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Across
  1. 3. Race of 1946 A dispute over Georgia’s governor after Eugene Talmadge died before taking office.
  2. 6. B. Hartsfield Atlanta mayor who helped grow the city’s airport and supported civil rights.
  3. 10. Primary Elections where only white people could vote, banned in 1944.
  4. 11. Farming, a key part of Georgia’s economy.
  5. 12. v. Board of Education A 1954 Supreme Court case that banned school segregation.
  6. 13. Commission A group that studied segregation and helped Georgia integrate schools.
  7. 15. Rights Act of 1964 A law that ended segregation and job discrimination.
  8. 16. Lewis A civil rights activist and longtime U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Down
  1. 1. Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) A civil rights group known for sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
  2. 2. Maddox A Georgia governor who opposed desegregation but later improved conditions for minorities.
  3. 4. Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) A civil rights group led by MLK that used nonviolent protests.
  4. 5. on Washington A 1963 protest for civil rights where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  5. 7. Allen Jr. Atlanta mayor in the 1960s who opposed segregation.
  6. 8. Luther King Jr. A civil rights leader who promoted nonviolence and led the March on Washington.
  7. 9. Movement A civil rights effort to end segregation in Albany, Georgia.
  8. 14. Rights Movement A movement in the 1950s–60s to end segregation and gain equal rights.