Civics - Chapter 4, Lessons 3 and 4 Vocabulary

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laws from after the Civil War that kept African Americans from holding certain jobs, gave them few property rights, and limited their rights in other ways

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black codes

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the right to vote

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suffrage

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a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot

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poll tax

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unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

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discrimination

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the social separation of the races

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segregation

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Southern segregation law

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"Jim Crow" law

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the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law

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civil rights

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peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair

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nonviolent resistance

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the act of occupying seats or sitting down on the floor of an establishment as a form of organized protest

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sit-in

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a violent act against a person because of his or her race, color, national origin, gender, or disability

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hate crime