Civil rights heroes

Jean-Claude G. (Guadeloupe)
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  1. jim crow
    a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  2. civil right
    right belonging to a person by reason of citizenship
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  3. follow suit
    do what someone else is doing
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  4. racist
    a person with a belief in the superiority of one people
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  5. Alabama
    a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  6. felony
    a serious crime, such as murder or arson
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  7. disobey
    refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  8. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  9. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  10. bus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  11. demonstrator
    someone participating in a public display of group feeling
    Booker was a Birmingham schoolboy when he was arrested in1963 for protesting againt jim crow and the brutality of the city's police, who regularly turned dogs and fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators.It remains Mr Booker's proudest moment.
  12. brutality
    the trait of extreme cruelty
    Booker was a Birmingham schoolboy when he was arrested in1963 for protesting againt jim crow and the brutality of the city's police, who regularly turned dogs and fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators.It remains Mr Booker's proudest moment.
  13. schoolboy
    a boy attending school
    Booker was a Birmingham schoolboy when he was arrested in1963 for protesting againt jim crow and the brutality of the city's police, who regularly turned dogs and fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators.It remains Mr Booker's proudest moment.
  14. arrest
    take into custody
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  15. congress
    a formal meeting, especially of representatives
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  16. legislator
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  17. provoked
    incited, especially deliberately, to anger
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  18. righteous
    morally justified
    dont't wan tot take it off my record;I think it was a just and righteous act,and I was lucky to be able to do it.We changed the course of human history.
  19. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  20. senate
    assembly possessing high legislative powers
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  21. bill
    an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  22. in the south
    in a southern direction
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  23. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  24. widely
    to a great degree
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  25. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  26. sit in
    attend as a visitor
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  27. treated
    subjected to a physical treatment or action or agent
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  28. protest
    a formal and solemn declaration of objection
    Booker was a Birmingham schoolboy when he was arrested in1963 for protesting againt jim crow and the brutality of the city's police, who regularly turned dogs and fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators.It remains Mr Booker's proudest moment.
  29. marked
    easily noticeable
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  30. hero
    someone who fights for a cause
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  31. southern
    situated in or oriented toward the south
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  32. president
    the leader of a republic or democracy
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  33. suit
    a set of garments for outerwear of the same fabric and color
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  34. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  35. afterwards
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segrefgation ...
  36. expected
    considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
    Today,the alabama senate is expected to vote on a bill aimed at setting the record striaght.it will offer a formal pardon to anyone arrested under jim crow laws and expunge their records.other southern sstates are watching the bill's prgress and lay follow suit.
    the death of rosa parks was a wake up call that not everybody had to be dead before you put this right, said thad mcclammy,a vetran state legislator who first propsed the bill.Give people their flowers when they're still aliv...
  37. movement
    change of position that does not entail a change of location
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  38. follow
    travel behind, go after, or come after
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  39. nearly
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
    Civil rights heroes

    It is nearly 55 years since Lillie Mae Bradford was charged with disordely connduct for sitting in the whites only seats on an Alabama bus, and she is still waitin for a pardon.*Alot has changed in Alabama since that day in may 1951.the civil rights movement toof off and when another black woman fro montgomery , rosa parks followed ms bradford's example more then four years later, her arrest provoked a bus boycottt that marked the beginning of the end for segref...
  40. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
    Booker was a Birmingham schoolboy when he was arrested in1963 for protesting againt jim crow and the brutality of the city's police, who regularly turned dogs and fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators.It remains Mr Booker's proudest moment.
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