Civil Rights Movement ; keywords

Question 1

Define ‘civil rights’.

Answer 1

basic rights that every citizen has under the laws of the government.

Question 2

Define ‘constitution’.

Answer 2

basic principles and laws of a nation, state or social group that determines the powers/duties of the government.

Question 3

Define ‘discrimination’.

Answer 3

unjust treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds if race, gender, age, etc.

Question 4

Define ‘abolotionists’.

Answer 4

people who believed slavery was a national sin and it was every American’s moral obligation to help eradicate from the American landscape.

Question 5

Define ‘emacipation’.

Answer 5

any effort to obtain economic/social rights, or equality often for a disadvantaged group.

Question 6

Define ‘segragation’.

Answer 6

enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community or establishment.

Question 7

What is the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People)?

Answer 7

a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African-Americans.

Question 8

Define ‘activist’.

Answer 8

a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

Question 9

Define ‘boycott’.

Answer 9

withdraw from commercial/social relations with a country, organization,etc., as a punishment or protest.