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13 Cards in this Set
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka |
the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the ruling that segregation was unconstitutional |
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Boycott |
a refusal to deal with a person, store, or organization, usually to show disapproval or to face the acceptance of certain conditions |
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Citizens' Council |
an organization formed after the Brown decision to support segregation |
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Propoganda |
information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
an organization formed in 1909 to work for the equal rights of African Americans |
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Civil Rights Act of Act of 1964 |
a federal law that ended segregation by prohibiting discrimination in public facilities and employment |
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Voting Rights Act |
a federal law passed in 1965 that outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes and that sent registrars into the southern states to register black voters |
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Code of Ethics |
a written description of the rules or standards under which an organization or profession should operate |
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Sunshine Law |
a law that requires all government meetings, involving both elected an appointment groups be open to the public |
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Interstate Highway |
multi lane, limited-access highways that extended through more than one state and are therefore part of the federal highway system |
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Suburbs |
neighborhoods on the outer edges of cities |
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Busing |
transporting students outside of their neighborhoods in order to create racially balanced schools |
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Sit-In |
a demonstration where a person or group enter a facility and refuse to leave until they are recognized or their demands are met |
