civil rights and reform in the 1960s Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Civil Rights & Social Movements has 14 clues. Answers range from 5 to 23 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Constitution of the United States of America abolished the poll tax for all federal elections
an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination
a member of a militant political organization set up in the US in 1966 to fight for black rights.
landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
primarily a voting rights bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress
A federal law that authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment.
had several goals, including clean air and water, expanded educational opportunities, and the lessening of poverty and disease in the United States
the first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court during the post-World War II period
health insurance program, administered by the Social Security Administration, that provides health care for the aged
an African American political and religious movement
civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color
separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group
eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people
he period from 1953 to 1969 when Earl Warren served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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