Civil Rights Crossword

African American who was arrested for not getting off the bus
Peaceful demonstration that lasted from 1955-1956 (13 months); Led by Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; case was taken to federal court where it was ruled that segregation on buses violated the “equal protection”
made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal (1964)
first black major league baseball player
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
association founded in 1909 to work for racial equality
led black community to peaceful nonviolence protests against the injustices they faced
social movement in the U.S. in which people organized to demand equal rights for African Americans and other minorities
Eliminated literacy test that had stop African Americans from voting
The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country community or establishment
Non-violent passive resistance to unjust laws through peaceful marches, boycotts, ect
Programs that increased minority representation in colleges, the professions, and many businesses
Protests in 1961 where interracial groups rode buses together in the south to oppose segregation
Led by MLK in 1965, demanded the right to vote for African Americans
Eliminated poll taxes in federal elections
African American students who were prevented from entering a high school in Arkansas
Rather than admit African Americans to his restaurant he sold it. Later he became governor of Georgia
Lawyer who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case for the NAACP in front of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court case in 1896 where the Court upheld the constitutionality of state segregation laws on the basis of “separate but equal”.