| A | B |
|---|
| racism | The belief that one race is superior to another |
| prejudice | a belief or opinion favoring a race, economic class, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and/or religion |
| bigotry | Intolerance of another’s ideas, religion, beliefs, etc. |
| civil rights | The right of certain individuals to NOT be discriminated against particularly in terms of employment, housing, voting, & education |
| Civil Rights Movement | The nation’s 1st law making it illegal to discriminate against a person based on race, color, religion, sex, & national origin |
| lynching | a mob putting a person to death by using extreme brutal measures |
| Jim Crow Laws | Southern laws enacted after the Civil War that segregated blacks & whites (separate restrooms, restaurants, etc.) |
| activist | One who is publicly politically active in an effort to make radical changes |
| segregation | The act of separating racial and/or religious groups |
| integration | The act of combining racial and/or groups |
| Prosecution/Prosecuting Attorney | The attorney who works for the state that is accusing the Defendant of a crime |
| Defendant/Defense Attorney | The person being accused of a crime and his or her attorney(s) |
| appeal | To take a trial case to a higher court to be reviewed in hopes of getting the verdict overturned |
| boycott | An organized political effort to refuse to use certain good or services |
| direct examination | When an attorney questions his or her witness |
| cross-examination | When the attorneys get to question each others’ witnesses |
| Closing argument | The attorneys’ last opportunities to make their case to the court |
| hearsay | Gossip; not heard from a direct source |
| sentence | punishment given to the accused if found guilty (includes fine, jail time, probation) |
| testimony | what the witness says under oath |
