| PLESSY | Civil rights activist and Ferguson opponent |
| SARAHS | Miles and Ferguson |
| SARAH | Jessica Parker and Ferguson |
| JESSE | Civil rights activist and Grey's Anatomy actor, ___ Williams |
| ODETTA | Civil rights activist and folksinger |
| ANGELOU | Civil rights activist and poet cuddled by strange Louisianan |
| TEESTA | Civil rights activist and journalist Setalvad |
| ABERNATHY | Civil rights activist and King mentor Ralph |
| LUTHERKING | Civil rights activist and youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin ..., Jr (6,4) |
| ASA | ___ Philip Randolph, civil rights activist and founder of the first AFL-chartered African American-led labor union |
| DEE | Actress rights activist and civil Ruby |
| BIANCA | Human rights activist and style icon Jagger |
| JANETMOCK | Transgender rights activist and best-selling author of "Redefining Realness" |
| SYLVIARIVERA | Trans rights activist and co-founder of STAR |
| JENNER | Caitlyn, U.S. transgender rights activist and former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete (6) |
| ENNALS | Martin ___, British human rights activist and former Amnesty International leader (6) |
| ELLA | ___ Baker, 20th-century activist and civil rights leader |
| ANGELA | US author, academic and activist and former vice-presidential candidate for the Communist Party (6,5) |
| DAVIS | US author, academic and activist, and former vice presidential candidate for the Communist party (6,5) |
| WANGARI | Kenyan environmental and social activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (first name only) |
