"To Kill a Mockingbird" Civil Rights Vocab (Vocab List A) Flashcards


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Desegregation

(noun) The act or process of eliminating any law or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race into separate units

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Discrimination

(noun) The practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

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Integration

(noun) The act or process of desegregating or combining different groups/races as equals into society

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Jim Crow Laws

(noun) A practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment

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Lynch

(verb) To put a person to death by mob action without due process of law

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Prejudice

1.) (noun) an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion

2.) A feeling of dislike for someone especially when it is not reasonable or logical

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Racism

1.) (noun) Poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race

2.) Belief that some races are better than others

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Segregation

(noun) The act or process of separating members of a particular race into separate units

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Supremacy

(noun) The quality or state of having more power, authority, or status than anyone else