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USA Topic 2 - Civil Rights in the 1950s Flashcards

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KKK

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Ku Klux Klan - An extremely racist group

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NAACP

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Jim Crow Laws

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Laws separating and segregation white and colored people under “separate but equal”

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Segregation

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The action of setting someone or something apart from others

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Desegregation

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The ending of segregation

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Integration

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Integrating into society

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Discrimination

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The unjust treatment of people due to race or sex

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A legal precedent

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Utilizing a previous ruling to justify a new one of similarity

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Lynching

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Killing or torturing someone without legal proceedings due to that persons race or actions.

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De facto

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Real life

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De jure

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Judicial

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Prosecution

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Legal proceedings agains someone of criminal charge

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Boycott

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Stop using something as a protest

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Mass participation

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Large number of citizens actively participating in a political event

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Filibuster

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Obstructing a legislative assembly mainly by extremely long speech

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