Civil Rights Vocabulary

the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other

• integration

• segregation

• Civil Rights

to bring people of different races, religions, etc. together

• segregation

• integration

• equality

to refuse to buy, use or participate in (something) as a way of protesting

• protest

• demonstration

• boycott

A peaceful event in which people gather together in order to show that they support or oppose something or someone

• demonstration

• protest

• riot

to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something

• demonstration

• protest

• riot

the rights that every person should have regardless of his or her race or religion

• equality

• civil rights

• protest

the practice of unfair treatment of a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

• protest

• discrimination

• riot

the quality or state of being equal: the quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc.

• integration

• equality

• civil rights

to order someone not to use or do something

• boycott

• discrimination

• prohibit

a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way

• riot

• discrimination

• protest