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Organization founded by pacifists in 1942 to promote racial equality through peaceful means
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Congress of Racial Equality(CORE)
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A term used in 1942 to describe a Mexian farm laborer brought to the U.S.
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bracero
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A Spanish-speaking neighborhood
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barrio
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confined
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interned
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A Japanses American whose parents were born in Japan.
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Nisei
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What strategies did African Americans use to gain equal rights during WWII?
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They launched the "double-V" campaign to win equality at home, founded (CORE), and used activism to try to end discrimination.
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What changes took place in the kinds of jobs women held before and during WWII?
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Before the war women worked as teachers, secretaries, and clerks but rarely entered professional careers. In wartime, women worked in higher paying jobs in manufacturing and the defense industries.
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