Question

crossword puzzle: american civil rights movement. use the clues below to complete the crossword puzzle. across 2 woman known as the \mother of the civil rights movement\ after refusing to give up her seat on a bus. 5 a doctrine that supported racial segregation by saying \separate but equal\. 7 a group of students known as the \little rock __\ who were the first black students to enter little rocks desegregated central high school. 8 a set of laws in the south that enforced racial segregation. 10 in 1964, martin luther king jr. received the peace prize for his leadership. down 1 v. board of education was a 1954 ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 3 the practice or policy of keeping people of different races separate from each other. 4 the to montgomery marches were a series of civil rights protest marches in 1965 to support voting rights. 6 dr. martin luther king jr. gave his famous \i have a dream\ speech at the memorial in washington, d.c. 9 over 200,000 people participated in the __ on washington for jobs and freedom in 1963 to fight for civil and economic rights of black americans.

Explanation:

• Across 2: Rosa Parks is known as the "mother of the civil - rights movement" for her bus - seat refusal.
• Across 5: "Separate but equal" was the doctrine supporting racial segregation.
• Across 7: The "Little Rock Nine" were the first Black students to enter Little Rock's desegregated Central High School.
• Across 8: Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
• Across 10: Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
• Down 1: Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954.
• Down 3: Segregation is the practice of keeping different races separate.
• Down 4: The Selma to Montgomery marches were civil - rights protest marches in 1965.
• Down 6: Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
• Down 9: Over 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Answer:

Across 2: Rosa Parks
Across 5: equal
Across 7: Nine
Across 8: Jim Crow
Across 10: Nobel
Down 1: Brown
Down 3: Segregation
Down 4: Selma
Down 6: Lincoln
Down 9: March