Civil Rights Vocabulary

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discrimination

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the unjust or harmful treatment of different groups of people, especially on the grounds of race

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segregation

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the enforced separation of different racial groups into separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, or organizations

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integration

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bringing groups with different characteristics together in social groups or institutions

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desegregation

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the removal of laws that separate people into different public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, or organizations based on race

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racism

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prejudice, discrimination, or hostility directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is better

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inequality

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difference in circumstances

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oppression

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ongoing cruel or unjust treatment or control

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an activist is

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a person who works towards social change

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a protester is

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a person who takes action to show the public they disagree

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nonviolence

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the use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change