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| appeal | To ask for a decision made by a court of law to be changed |
| boycott | To refuse to buy something or to take part in something as a way of protesting. |
| civil rights | Personal rights guaranteed and protected by the Constitution. For instance: freedom of speech, press, freedom from discrimination |
| constitution | An official document which contains the powers and rules of a government. |
| creed | A system of beliefs; a guiding belief. |
| defiance | Refusing to obey someone or some organisation. |
| discrimination | Prejudice or unjust behaviour to others based on differences in age, race, gender, and so on. |
| harass | To pester or annoy someone. |
| human rights | The basic rights and freedoms that all humans should have. For instance: the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, equality before the law |
| Integrate | To include people of all races. |
| Racism | The belief that certain races of people are superior to others |
| Segregation | The act or practice of keeping people or groups apart. |
| to abolish | To stop, to put an end to something (slavery) |
| amend | to change the constitution |
| White Supremacy | the belief that whites are superior to other races |
| Sit-in | a type of protest where you refuse to move |
| petition | a formal request for change (usually a signed document) |
| de jure segregation | segregation by law |
| de facto segregation | segregation that occurs by natural practice |
| Black Panthers | this political party was formed to fight against police brutality in the ghetto |
| equality | treating everyone the same |
| equity | giving everyone what they need to be successful |
| affirmative action | policy to give preference to make up for discrimination |
| abridge | to limit |
| double jeopardy | retrial of a person for the same crime |
| libel | false written statements |
| separate but equal doctrine | policy - facilities for races that were equal could be separate |
| slander | false speech |
| equal protection clause | 14th amendment - states must treat citizens equally |
| incorporation | extention of Bill of Rights to state and local gov'ts |
| free exercise clause | prohibits gov't feom interfering with religious beliefs |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | court case that made segregation lega |
| Brown v. Board of Education | court case that made segregation illegal |
| Civil Rights Act of 1968 | banned discrimination in housing |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | this legal "tool" of the women's rights movement was, strangely enough, provided by opponents of civil rights |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | banned disenfranchisment |
| dienfranchisement | keeping blacks from voting (poll tax, literacy test, grandfather clause) |
| Jim Crow Law | state and local laws that enforce racial segregation |
| lynch | to kill someone for an alleged offense |
| rally | peacful protest technique in which people come together |
