Civil Rights Flashcards
civil rights
freedoms guaranteed by the constitution
dissent
protest or speaking out against people in change rules and laws
civil disobedience
braking a law as a form of protest
institutionalized
official policy from the govt. of a business
discrimination
treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group
segregation
dividing people based on race
jim crow laws
southern laws enforcing segregation
poll tax
a tax someone had to pay to vote
literacy test
a complicated test that people had to pass before they were allowed to vote
plessy v. Ferguson
said segregation was ok
redress
setting things right
brown v. board of education
ended segregation in public schools
quota
a number that must be met
affirmative action
trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversity in a workplace or school
UOCR v. Bakke
said cannot use racial quotas for admissions to colleges