Civil Rights Vocabulary

Writingfreak (United States of America)
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  1. oppressed
    burdened psychologically or mentally
    MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: We, the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long are tired of going through the long night of captivity.
  2. passive
    lacking in energy or will
    MARTIN LUTHER KING: And we still advocate non-violence with passive resistance and still are determined to use the weapon of love.
  3. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
    MAMIE TILL BRADLEY: Well, the whole trial was just a farce, and the verdict was the one that I had expected to be given.
  4. forefather
    the founder of a family
    over these things, and that our forefathers would have us do this.
  5. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    WILLIAM BRADFORD HUIE: Milam was startled at the belligerent attitude, or the fact that young Till didn't appear to be afraid of them.
  6. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
    NARRATOR: E. D. Nixon and other black leaders called for a one-day bus boycott.
  7. mishap
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    and negro passengers rode together on front seats without incident, mishaps, or disturbances.
  8. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  9. unconstitutional
    not consistent with or according to fundamental laws
    Court, claiming that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
  10. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
    time, that I would be there with materials for them to disseminate.
  11. segregation
    the act of keeping apart
    NARRATOR: Segregation had its rules, and Southern blacks knew that if they didn't obey them,
  12. embolden
    give encouragement to
    And so, it emboldened the communities of blacks around the
  13. deadlock
    a situation in which no progress can be made
    Supreme Court broke the deadlock, ruling unanimously that Montgomery's bus segregation was
  14. segregated
    separated or isolated from others or a main group
    Court or no Supreme Court, we are going to maintain segregated schools down in Dixie.
Created on Thu Jan 09 22:16:19 EST 2014 (updated Thu Jan 09 22:59:35 EST 2014)

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