| A | B |
| annual | every year |
| boycott | a kind of economic protest |
| racial discrimination | race-based unequal treatment |
| minister | a kind of church leader |
| convict | a criminal who was proven guilty |
| seamstress | a woman who sews to make money |
| self-esteem | confidence, belief in yourself |
| outlawed | prohibited by law |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | extended voting rights to all citizens |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | ended segregation in schools and other public services |
| segregated | separated |
| fearless | not scared |
| protest | to object, a declaration of disapproval |
| inequality | the state of not being equal |
| Supreme Court | 9 judges who interpret U.S. laws, judicial branch of the government |