Civil Rights Vocabulary Flashcard

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The protections and privileges guaranteed by law to citizens of a country

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civil rights

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A belief that people of one race are superior to the people of another

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racism

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Laws that supported segregation and took away African Americans’ right to vote.

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Jim Crow laws

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A policy of keeping people of different races separate.

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segregation

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Breaking a law thought to be unfair and being willing to go to jail.

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civil disobedience

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Treating one group of people unfairly on the basis of race, gender, or some other factor.

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discrimination

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Bringing people of different groups together in society or in an organization.

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integration

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Ending the policy of keeping people of different races separate.

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desegregation

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Protests in the 1950s and 1960s against the unfair treatment of African Americans and other minorities.

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civil rights movement

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The African American Civil Right Movement was about having universal _______for all people.

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rights