vocab 6 Flashcards

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abolitionist

A

To formally put an end

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2
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boycott

A

reject

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3
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Civil Rights

A

The rights granted to all the U.S citizens.

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4
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discrimination

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Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.

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5
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emancipation

A

The fact or process set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.

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6
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hate speech

A

Speech that is intentionally deeply offensive to a racial, ethnic, religious, or other group.

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7
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Institutional Racism

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It is a form of racism that is embedded as normal practice within society or an organization.

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8
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Jim Crow Laws

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Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
The Jackson Sun 2001

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9
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Segregation

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The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart

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10
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Voter suppression

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A strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting

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