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Civil Rights Movement Vocab

Civil Rights Movement (CRM) Vocab List

  1. Denied: to tell someone no
  2. segregation: separation of blacks and whites
  3. Integration: to mix blacks and whites (opposite of segregation)
  4. Shame: embarrassment
  5. Risk: to put your life in danger
  6. Violence: forceful and harmful
  7. Discrimination: treating people differently because of their race.
  8. victim: a person who is hurt by others
  9. unconstitutional: illegal
  10. Little Rock: the capital city of Arkansas
  11. Montgomery: the capital city of Alabama
  12. Lansing: the capital city of Michigan
  13. Mobs: groups of angry and violent people
  14. riots: violent protests by mobs

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