Civil Rights Vocab

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Abolish

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To get rid of

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Abolitionist

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A person who advocated for the end of slavery and the freeing of all slaves.

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Amendment

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a change or addition to a document

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Civil Rights

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right to full legal, social, and economic equality

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Desegregation

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Elimination of laws allowing segregation.

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Discrimination

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Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different people

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Executive order by Lincoln (Jan 1, 1863) freeing slaves in 13 rebellious states.

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Equal Protection Clause

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Part of the 14th Amendment preventing states from denying any man equal protection of its laws.

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Equality

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uniform and balanced treatment

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Freedman

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an emancipated slave