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Dispartities |
noun:a great difference synonym:imbalance sentence:"The disparities between Dunbar and Central can be traced to their beginnings." |
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Philanthropist |
noun:a person who seeks to promote welfare synonym:donor/contributor sentence:"but private financing came forth from philanthropists John D. Rockerfeller and Julius Rosenwald for the construction two years later of Dunbar, then called the Negro School of Industrial Arts." |
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Patronize |
verb:treat someone with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. synonym:to look down at. sentence:"Students and staff from the campus could walk a short distance to patronize the array of black-owned and operated businesses,which included barber and beauty shops, restaurants and cafes,doctor's and lawyers' offices,taverns,a cab stand, a liquor store, an insurance company, and more."
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Blossom Plan |
noun:Integrate colored people at Central High School. synonym:objective sentence:"Under the Blossom's Plan,desegregation of the schools would follow the city's residential patterns." |
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Mandate |
noun:an official order or commission to do something. synonym:Instruction sentence:"And despite the limitations and motivations of the Blossom Plan,the Little Rock school district was among the first in the South to respond in any way to the U.S Supreme Court decision mandating school desegregation."
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Montgomery Movement |
noun:Bus boycotts established by Rosa Parks. synonym:boycott sentence:"I recognized the infectious power of the Montgomery Movement one day in early 1956when my cousin Delores and I decided to ride the bus downtown." |
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Ebony and sepia |
Noun:magazine on Black success synonym:Public Information sentence:"Ebony and Sepia were general interest publications, heavy with photos and uplifting stories, but they were black-owned publications that focused primarily on black success." |
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Depicted |
Verb:show or represent synonym:describe or detail sentence:"The truth be told, my home life wasn't much different from those of the white families i saw depicted on-screen every day every day in what became the golden age of television." |
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Hypocrisy |
Noun:moral standards vs behavior synonym:Dishonesty sentence:"it smacked with hypocrisy"
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Undeterred |
adjective:perservering with despite setbacks. synonym:Unafraided,motivated sentence:"Youth can give you untainted hope.So i walked out of the meeting undeterred." |
