| A | B |
|---|
| segregation | the separation or isolation of a race, class or group |
| integrate | To end the separation of different races an bring into equal membership in society |
| boycott | to refuse to use in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms |
| civil disobedience | refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust as a nonviolent way to press for changes |
| poverty line | The level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to government standards |
| Medicare | A social program that helps pay for medical care for the elderly |
| Medicaid | A social program that gives the states money to help those who cannot afford to pay for their hospital bills |
| sit-in | The act of occupying seats or sitting down on the floor of an establishment as a form of organized protest |
| feminist | a person who advocates or is active in promoting women’s rights |
| Jim Crow Laws | Laws adopted in southern states after the Civil War intended to segregate black from whites |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | The Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v Furgeson, declaring that separate but equal is unconstitutional |
