civil rights and reform in the 1960's Crossword

Poll taxes, combined with grandfather clauses and intimidation, effectively prevented African Americans from having any sort of political power, especially in the South.
the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously
sought to support the interests of African Americans in defiance of a government and culture which members perceived as irredeemably racist.
case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
The Act established the U.S. Justice Department as a guarantor of the right to vote.
The law made it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their race or gender. It also ended segregation in schools and workplaces, along with social life.
the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
case that decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
a national health insurance program
was founded during the 1930's by Farrad Muhammad who preached a unique form of Islam based on the teachings of the Quran.
a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color.".
the legal or socially enforced separation of African Americans from the white American population.
the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States during which Earl Warren served as Chief Justice.