"Journeys," Vocabulary from "Freedom Walkers"

This list features words about the historical Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 2's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 6, Lesson 7, Lesson 8, Lesson 9, Lesson 10, Freedom Walkers

Here are links to all the 2014 Journeys units: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
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  1. segregation
    a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups
  2. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  3. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  4. submission
    the act of surrendering power to another
  5. galvanize
    stimulate to action
  6. violate
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  7. momentous
    of very great significance
  8. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  9. oppression
    the state of being kept down by unjust use of authority
  10. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  11. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  12. commitment
    the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  13. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  14. vagrant
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  15. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  16. appeal
    take a court case to a higher court for review
  17. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  18. landmark
    an event marking an important historical change of course
  19. suppressed
    held in check or kept back with difficulty
  20. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
Created on Fri May 13 11:06:01 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 14:52:14 EDT 2016)

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