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Civil Rights
vocab 15-1
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English
6th Grade
05/25/2011

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Term
civil disobediance
Definition
 refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government
Term
segregation
Definition
the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means
Term
discrimination
Definition
 prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment
Term
SNCC
Definition

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

a group of people commited to getting fair treatment in school for african americans

Term
freedom riders
Definition

1961

they rode in the southern united states to check that public transportation is not segregated 

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greensboro sit-in
Definition

1960

protests when black people sit in chairs/seats/other places reserved for white people

Term
little rock 9
Definition

1957

a group of students that enrolled in a white school in Arkansas

eventualy let in due to desegregation

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Brown v. Board of Education
Definition

1954

led to desegregation of black people

voted unanimously(9-0) to end segregation

 

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