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16 Cards in this Set
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Literacy |
A countries ability to read and write |
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Assimilation |
The merging of two cultures |
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Philantropist |
A person who give donations to a "worthy" cause |
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Niagra movement |
A group of African Americans in the 1870's that wanted everyone to get along and stop racial seperation |
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Yellow journalism |
Over Hyped news emphasizing the negative over the positive |
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Ragtime |
A genre of music that utilized shifting accents over a steady marching beat. |
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Poll Tax |
A fee that must be paid before voting |
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Grandfather clause |
if your grandpa had rights you have rights |
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segregation |
forced separation due to race or culture |
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Jim Crow |
Pro Segregation laws |
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Plessy v Ferguson |
Legalized segregation as long as the facilities for blacks were equal |
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Lynching |
Execution/mass shaming via mob |
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NAACP |
Organization founded in 1909 to help stop racism and aqiure civil rights for non whites |
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Department store |
A retail store that carries a large amount of good in large amounts |
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Rfd |
A postal program that allowed delivery in rural areas for free |
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Mail order catalog |
a catalog which you could purchase things via mail |
