Civil Rights Vocabulary
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 segregation | the separation of a races |
| Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 court case that overturned separate but equal standard of discrimination in education. Blacks and Whites could go to school together. |
| Jim Crow | system of racist laws |
| tenacity | persistent determination |
| committed | dedicated, serious |
| claim | a position you take |
| evidence | examples; proof of something |
| warrant | explain the examples |
| justice | fair |
| injustice | unfair |
| ideals | beliefs |
| compromise | give up something |
| tyranny | oppression; cruelity |
| conscience | integrity; morality |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution- give people rights to limit "tyrannical" government. |
| discrimination | unequal treatment of people; inequality |
| ignorance | lack of knowledge, education, or awareness |
| admiration | to look up to someone, a feeling of approval; respect; appreciate |
| boycott | refusal to buy or sell certain products or services |
| superior | above or higher; better than |
| racial profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of race |
| courage | strength to fight danger |
| dignity | pride; self-respect |
| extraordinary | more greater or impressive |
| editorial | an article giving the author's opinion |
| anchored | to be strongly connected |
| melting pot | a place where people come together |
| ignorance | unawareness |
| nonviolence | belief in the use of peaceful methods to achieve any goal; opposition to any form of violence |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred |
| convictions | strong beliefs or values |
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