A | B |
citizen | a person who belongs to a country |
leader | a person who leads |
equal | same |
brave | having courage |
Jim Crow Laws | racist laws in the South in the 1950's and 1960's |
segregation | separation of races |
boycott | people will not buy something to make a point- because they believe something is wrong |
Civil Rights Movement | People fought for the rights of black people |
death threat | "Stop doing that or we will kill you!" |
fed up | sick and tired of; (You can't take it any more!) |
rights | Freedoms that all people should have |
hope | belief that something good will happen in the future |
fame | being famous |
courage | act of doing something even when you are afraid |
diploma | certificate you receive when you graduate from high school |
speech | formally speak in front of others |
cab | taxi |