Civil Rights Vocabulary

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What is the definition of segregation?

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A separation of races

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Which of the following best describes integration?

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The process of combining people of different races in schools and public places

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What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement regarding segregation?

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To end segregation and promote equality

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Which term refers to neighborhoods that are often the result of segregation?

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Slums

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What was the form of protest in which people sit and refuse to move/leave?

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sit-in

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Which of the following terms means: in two languages? Options: biplane, bicycle, bipedal, bilingual

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bilingual

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Which term means: poor, run-down neighborhoods?

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ghetto

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Which term means: businesses and schools are encouraged to give preference to members of groups that had been discriminated against in the past?

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Affirmative Action

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Which term means: the peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws?

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Civil Disobedience

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What was the result of Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Segregation is legal as long as "separate but equal" facilities are provided