7th - Civil Rights Vocab 1

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Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

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segregation

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Government neutrality towards religions

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Separation of church and state

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Information, often biased, used to promote a political cause.

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propaganda

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Act of uniting diverse races

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integration

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Behaving unfairly toward a group.

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discrimination

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Laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites

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Jim Crow

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Principle in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) allowing legal segregation of public facilities.

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separate but equal

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Personal preference or viewpoint, not scientific.

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bias

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A ruler with complete power over a country

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dictator

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Federal socialist republics in Russia, 1923-1991; controlled by Communist party.

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USSR