Defining Civil Rights

What is segregation?

• a law that keep the races separate

• an attitude of superiority

• bias toward or unreasonable hatred of another group

The date slavery in the United States ended

• 2021

• 1865

• 1945

What is discrimination?

• ending the policy of segregation

• treating people differently based on race

• an attitude of superiority

segregated schools, busses, and lunch counters

• in the North

• In the South

• around the world

Unwritten rules

• in the South

• in the North

• around the world

two things that kept segregation in place

• the threat of sending Blacks to war

• threats of violence

• denying Blacks the right to vote

Why were songs important during protests?

• It gave them a sense of unity

• They were bored during the protest

• Songs weren't that important

What are civil rights?

• a policy of keeping racial groups apart

• protections and privileges guaranteed by law

• rights given only by the governor of the state you are living in

another word for suffrage

• shopping rights

• school rights

• voting rights

two types of protests

• nonviolent protest

• civil disobedience

• Writing letters to congress