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boycott (n., v.): a refusal for political reasons to buy certain products or do business with a certain store or company
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civil rights (n.pl.): in the USA, the rights of each citizen guaranteed by the US Constitution, such as the rights to vote and not be discriminated against because of race, ethnic background, etc.
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demonstration (n.): a public show of opinion, especially a protest
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ethnic (adj.): related to group characteristics, such as race, country of origin, religion, or culture
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Jim Crow Laws (n.): laws that restricted the freedom of African Americans, and required separate but equal public facilities for whites and for blacks
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prejudice (n.): an unfair bias against or for s.o. or s.t., and opinion based on general dislike or good feelings, rather than fact or reason
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race (n.): any of the groupings of human beings according to genes, blood types, color of skin, eyes, hair, etc.
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racism (n.): prejudice or unfairness against people of one race by those of another
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segregation (n.): forced separation or isolation
according to race
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sit-in (n.): nonviolent protest in which a person sits and refuses to leave
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to discriminate (against) (v.): to treat (s.o.) unfairly, esp. because of prejudice based on race, sex, religion, etc.
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to exclude (v.): to leave out; to omit
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to retaliate (v.): to do s.t. bad to s.o. because of what they did; to strike back; to avenge
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Voting Rights Act - 1965 (n.): a federal law that outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes, and that sent registrars into the southern states to register black voters