Like much 1960s activism

It was a warm, sunny day in 1967, and a group of young activists had gathered in the park for a peaceful protest against the war in Vietnam. They held up signs and chanted slogans, but their message wasn’t getting through to everyone.

That’s when one of the activists, a young woman named Sarah, decided to take matters into her own hands. She grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and began jotting down words and phrases that she felt embodied the spirit of their movement.

“Peace,” she wrote. “Love. Harmony. Equality.”

As the other activists saw what Sarah was doing, they responded in kind. Soon, there were dozens of crossword puzzles being filled out all around the park, with each one containing words that captured the essence of their movement.

Eventually, someone picked up one of the puzzles and noticed that the answer to the clue “Like much 1960s activism” was “PROPEACE.” The word seemed to perfectly sum up everything that they were fighting for, and it quickly became the rallying cry for their movement.

From that day forward, the protesters wore buttons and carried signs that read “PROPEACE.” It wasn’t long before the rest of the country caught on, and the anti-war movement gained even more momentum. Thanks to a simple crossword puzzle, a powerful message of peace had been born.