Unit 3: The Literature of Civil Rights Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. I can no longer wait ____ as racism and discrimination takes over the neighborhood.
  2. 4. Medgar Evers' death had a ___ effect on his community.
  3. 6. The ____ for prison reform spent the day lobbying for sentencing legislation at the nation's capital.
  4. 7. The kids were ___ by the movie, To Kill a Mockingbird.
  5. 8. When Dr. King saw the ___ in Birmingham,he knew he had to take action.
  6. 9. If we spend our time _____ for change rather than just talking about change, our group might get results.
  7. 10. They understood the importance of standing on such ____ ground.
  8. 12. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a good speaker because he had the ____ ability to connect with his audience.
  9. 13. The group's ____ for freedom was evident in their impassioned pleas before the crowd
  10. 14. We must end _____ for all people to live freely.
  11. 15. We were honored to be in such ___ company, as Martin Luther King.
  12. 18. The conventional leaders rejected the ____ ideas of the fringe group.
  13. 20. We went ____ through the woods, until we found the trail.
  14. 21. I was _____ that Jim Crow laws were wrong and therefore refused to give up my seat.
  15. 23. The board of education ____ plans for building a new school.
  16. 25. The _____ of the voters was sure to guarantee the incumbent another four years.
Down
  1. 1. Some immigrants avoid ___ in order to preserve their cultures of origin.
  2. 3. Despite the great ___ of America's population, Americans find ways to bridge their differences.
  3. 5. She was ___ to President Kennedy's memory.
  4. 6. Racism had such an ____ hold on Maycomb, Alabama, it would be years before things would change.
  5. 8. He accomplished the feat by ____ strength and will.
  6. 11. Without any books or proper teaching, the students ___ in their studies
  7. 16. The activists would not turn back, even when suffering through trials and ___
  8. 17. Scout was ____ by the attack;she didn't understand what happened.
  9. 19. The ______ power of music was evident in people's faces.
  10. 22. When freedom "rings" throughout the land it will bring a new era of _____ to the nation.
  11. 24. As Atticus took aim at the rabid dog, he was calm and his hands were not ___.