Civil Rights Vocabulary

Front

Which is another word for "law"

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legislation

Front

Which word means: Made accessible to everyone?

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integrated

Front

Are civil rights those rights promised by the government to all people, such as the right to vote?

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yes

Front

The act of separating people based on their ethnicity or the color of their skin

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segregation

Front

A form of passive resistance, refusing to use something, because you do not agree with their practices.

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boycott

Front

_____ is a form of passive resistance where people express their disproval

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Protest

Front

A form of passive resistance, by sitting down to block traffic and normal activities.

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Sit-in

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The belief that white people are a superior race and therefore should dominate society.

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white supremacy

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Laws that made segregation legal

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Jim Crow Laws

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Peaceful methods used to protest against laws that are considered unjust

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Passive Resistance