MLK Vocabulary

Boycott

• Separation of powers

• holiday recognized by the government

• started

• refusing to buy or use something

Founded

• found something lost

• started

• separation of power

• equality

Activist

• someone refusing to buy or use something

• A person running for office

• a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

• someone separating races

Segregation

• the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.

• Placing people together.

• Equality for all citizens

• a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

Federal Holiday

• A holiday recognized by citizens

• A holiday the Pope created

• A holiday recognized by the government

• Vacation

Civil Rights

• Holidays recognized by the government

• a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

• The separation of races

• Are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals giving equality for all citizens

Motto

• A chant cheerleaders use during football games.

• a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution.

• A simple sentence containing no importance or meaning.

• Motto apple sauce

Injustice (Social)

• not feeling or showing gratitude.

• lack of fairness or justice.

• a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution.

• Racial segregation is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.

inequality

• is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society.

• Refusal to purchase or use certain goods

• ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents.

• Governmental holiday

Social Equality

• are legal, social, or ethical principles

• ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents.

• the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society.

• Social skills