Civics Chapter 4 Lessons 3 & 4 Vocabulary

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Segregation

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The action of separating people, historically based on race and/or gender in everyday activities, in professional life, and in the exercise of civil rights.

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Black Codes

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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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Poll Tax

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

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Suffrage

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The right to vote.

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Eliminate

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To take away or to end.

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Discrimination

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Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.

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Civil Rights

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The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law.

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“Jim Crow” Law

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A collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation originating in the South.