Martin Luthor King Jr.- Vocab Flashcards
A college where people go to become ministers
Seminary
The study of ideas and beliefs
Philosophy
Organization begun 1909 that was one of the main organizations in the 1940’s working to overturn segregation laws
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
A special paper which tells why someone is being honored
Certificate
Acting peacefully
Nonviolence
The act of objecting or showing disapproval
Protest
Keeping black people and white people apart
Segregation
An act of refusing to deal with a person, store, or organization to force acceptance of certain conditions
Boycott
Relating to the central government that unites the states
Federal
A minister who is a leader of a church
Pastor
To kill a well- known leader
Assassinate
The group hat organized the boycott of Montgomery’s buses
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
One more than one half, such as number of people needed to pass a law
Majority
A group of people with a common background
Ethnic groups
An act in which people refuse to leave restaurant or other establishment until their demands are met
Sit-in
A march in which people to be noticed for what they believe- to help others understand they want to be free of unfair laws or acts
Freedom march
Someone who helps people understand and be faithful to God
Minister
An organization of college students that coordinated student protests
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
A group begun in 1957 to help blacks and other minority groups stand up for their civil rights
Southern Christian Leaders Conference (SCLC)
The body of people who are chosen to make our laws
Congress
The rights of personal liberty as guaranteed to citizens by the constitution
Civil rights
A formal process to sign up for something
Register
A person’s nature, or way of thinking and acting
Character
