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17 Cards in this Set
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literacy
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is the ability to read and write
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assimilation
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is the process by which people of on culture become part of another culture
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philanthropist
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people who give donations to worthy causes, established private womens colleges with high academic standards
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Nigara movement
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founded in 1905 a group of affican americans that called for full civil liberties, an end to racial discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood
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vaudeville
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a type of variety show that first appeared in the 1870's often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines, and magic arts
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yellow journalism
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sensational news courage, emphasizing crime and scandal.
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ragtime
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a type of music featuring melodies with shifting accents over a stedy, marching, band beat that originated among black musicains in the south and midwest in the 1880's.
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polltax
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a special fee that must be paid before you vote.
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grandfather clause
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passage in a law that extemps a group of people from obeying the law if theyhad met certain conditions before the law passed.
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segregation
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forced separation, often ten times by race.
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jim crow
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states beginning in the 1890's that required segregation of public services by race.
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1896 supreme court decision that segregation was legal as long as the seperate facilities provided for blcks were equal to the whites.
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lynching
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murder of an accused person by a mob without a lawful trial.
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National Association for the Advancement of colored people (NAACP)
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organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination, to oppose racism, and to gain civil rights for african americans.
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department store
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large retail establishment that carries a wide variety of goods and sells in large quantities
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rural free delivery
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beginning in 1896 free delivery offered by the u.s post office to form families in rural reas
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mail-order catalog
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printed material advertising a wide range of goods that can be purchased by mail
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