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Civil Rights
Term | Definition |
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segregation | separation of people according to race or ethnicity |
de jure segregation | separation by law (common in South) |
de facto segregation | separation without law (common in North) |
boycotts | refusing to buy goods or services from a business in order to force it to change its policies |
hunger strike | refusing to eat anything in order to get attention for your cause |
petition | writing a letter to ask the government or a company to change its policy, and then getting as many people to sign it as possible |
march or demonstration | getting as many people as possible to gather in one place to get attention for your cause |
strike | refusing to work in order to force your managers or government to change their policies |
civil disobedience | breaking the law or causing a disturbance in order to get attention for your cause |
sit ins | protesters come into a place, sit down, and refuse to move |