This printable crossword puzzle has 24 clues. Answers range from 4 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
legal separation of groups in society
racial separation
African-American civil rights organization
state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
first African-American justice
American jurist and politician who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States
capital of Arkansas
"the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"
a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system
a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met
formed at a May 1960 meeting organized by Ella Baker
civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States
Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, political adviser and Air Force veteran
an elected Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama
city located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama
aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi
a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President
American Muslim minister and human rights activist
a movement in support of rights and political power for black people
was a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge police brutality against the African American community
April 4th, 1968
November 22, 1963