Knowledge 11: Fighting for a Cause

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

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Discrimination: Before the civil rights movement, was discrimination against certain groups of people common?

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Nonviolence: Are fighting and breaking windows examples of nonviolence?

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Suffrage: Is suffrage when you have to eat something you don’t like?

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First Lady: Is the First Lady the wife of the president?

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Human rights: Are human rights those that belong to all people, even if they aren’t promised by the government, such as the right to food, shelter, an education, and a job?

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Boycott: Is a boycott when you refuse to go to a business as a sign of protest?

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Segregation: Is segregation when everyone is allowed to be a part of something?

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Sit-ins: Were sit-ins peaceful protests because they involved people occupying, or sitting, at a place to show everyone they were upset about some unfair treatment?

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Migrant workers: Did migrant workers tend to stay in the same town from season to season?

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