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

1.

Desegregation

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

2.

Discrimination

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

3.

Integration

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

4.

Jim Crow Laws

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

5.

Lynch

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

6.

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

7.

Racism

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

2.) Belief that some races are better than others

8.

Segregation

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

9.

Supremacy

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