Civil rights movement Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Civil Rights & Social Movements has 14 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Segregation that is imposed by law is know as
Where there were no explicit laws
African American lawyer from Baltimore, Maryland, headed to legal team that mounted this challenge
African American seamstress, boarded a bus in Montgomery Alabama and sat down in an empty seat
NAACP began preparing a legal challenge
A Baptist minister
Spread rapidly sparking a wave of similar protests in the nation
It’s goal was to create a grass roots movement that involved all classes of African Americans in the struggle to defeat white racism and to obtain equality
Riders set off in two separate buses from Washington D.C., bound for New Orleans
One struggle that gained international attention involved
Civil rights activists was instrumental in this effort
Took place on August 28, 1963
Group of southern senators attempted to block it by means of a
The measure passed in the Senate, and President Johnson signed the
