The Civil Rights Movement Review

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Boycott

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A boycott is when people refuse to buy or use something to protest unfair treatment.

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Sit-in

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A sit-in is a type of peaceful protest where Black Americans sit in the "whites only" section and demand to be served.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A law passed in 1964 that ended discrimination based on race and other things.

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Discrimination

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Giving people access to different things because of their race or identity.

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Segregation

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When individuals are separated because of their race.

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March on Washington

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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a massive protest in 1963 where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Jim Crow Laws

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Laws in the United States that enforced segregation.

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The Civil Rights Movement

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A time of change in America that sought racial justice.