Black History Month Vocabulary

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integrate

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to help people in minority groups have equal access to spaces and opportunities as everyone else; to desegregate

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courage

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the ability to do something scary or dangerous

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guard

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a person whose job it is to watch or protect people and property

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confident

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sure of oneself

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determination

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the quality of deciding firmly to do something and pursuing it even though it is difficult

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equality

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the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality

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freedom

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the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint

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justice

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the quality of being fair and reasonable

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heritage

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the traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of the history of a group or nation

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activism

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the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change