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Activist- Takes an active role in fighting for a political cause

Activist- Takes an active role in fighting for a political cause. Segregation- The practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group.

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Activist- Takes an active role in fighting for a political cause

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  1. Activist- Takes an active role in fighting for a political cause Segregation-The practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group Non Violent-The policy of not using violence when protesting oppression, injustice, discrimination etc. Discrimination-The treatment in favor or against a person or thing based on group, class or category (religion, color, ethnic group)

  2. Integration-combining a whole group Prejudice- an opinion or feeling formed without knowledge, thought or reason Boycott-to refuse to buy, use or participate Sit-In-An organized, passive protest in which the people occupy seats prohibited to them. (restaurants or other public places)

  3. Freedom Riders-Busesof black and white volunteers visited cities across the South to protest segregation. Plessyvs Ferguson- Supreme Court decision that found “separate but equal” accommodations for different races on trains were constitutional.(legal segregation) Brown vs Board of Education Topeka-SupremeCourt decision that found separate white and black schools “inherently unequal” and led to desegregation. “Separate but Equal”-Legal doctrine that stated: separate facilities are ok as long as they are equal.

  4. JFK-1st president to force integration of public areas with national guard, initiate the civil rights and voting rights acts. Assassinated. MLK Jr-Civil rights leader, led Montgomery bus boycott, and many other non violent protests to further black citizens rights. Assassinated. Civil Rights Movement-Began in 1960s, led by mostly black activist, to establish individual rights to all citizens. Thurgood Marshall- Lawyer who argued the Brown vs Board of education case before the Supreme Court. 1St African American Supreme Court Justice.

  5. Civil Rights Act-Banned discrimination in employment and in places such as movie theaters, restaurants or hotels. Voting Rights Act- Outlawed discriminatory practices that made it impossible for many southern blacks to vote. KKK- White supremacy group who used terrorist tactics to prohibit black citizens from excising their rights. Black Panther Party-Blackmilitant political party who used harsh tactics to end white political dominance by whites.

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