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Martin Luthor King Jr.- Vocab Flashcards

1
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A college where people go to become ministers

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Seminary

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2
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The study of ideas and beliefs

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Philosophy

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Organization begun 1909 that was one of the main organizations in the 1940’s working to overturn segregation laws

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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4
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A special paper which tells why someone is being honored

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Certificate

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5
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Acting peacefully

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Nonviolence

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The act of objecting or showing disapproval

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Protest

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Keeping black people and white people apart

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Segregation

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An act of refusing to deal with a person, store, or organization to force acceptance of certain conditions

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Boycott

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Relating to the central government that unites the states

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Federal

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A minister who is a leader of a church

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Pastor

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To kill a well- known leader

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Assassinate

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The group hat organized the boycott of Montgomery’s buses

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Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

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One more than one half, such as number of people needed to pass a law

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Majority

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A group of people with a common background

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Ethnic groups

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An act in which people refuse to leave restaurant or other establishment until their demands are met

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Sit-in

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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

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Freedom march

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Someone who helps people understand and be faithful to God

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Minister

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An organization of college students that coordinated student protests

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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A group begun in 1957 to help blacks and other minority groups stand up for their civil rights

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Southern Christian Leaders Conference (SCLC)

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The body of people who are chosen to make our laws

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Congress

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The rights of personal liberty as guaranteed to citizens by the constitution

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Civil rights

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A formal process to sign up for something

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Register

23
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A person’s nature, or way of thinking and acting

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Character

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