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Ch 29 vocab
Vocab for Ch 29 for "An American Journey"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Segregation | the separation or isolation of a race, class or group |
| Integrate | to end separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular place |
| Civil Disobedience | refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust as a nonviolent way to press for change. |
| Thurgood Marshall | NAACP lawyer in Brown v. Board; First African American to serve on the supreme court |
| Brown v. Board | Supreme court case that ended segregated schools |
| Martin Luther King Jr | Baptist minister who became the leader of the non-violent civil rights movement |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | Civil rights organization founded by MLK |
| Poverty Line | a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to government standards |
| Medicare | a social program that helps pay for medical care for the elderly |
| Medicaid | social program that gives the states money to help those who cannot afford to pay for their hospital bills |
| John F Kennedy | 1960 democratic nominee for president; championed the New Frontier |
| Lyndon B Johnson | Kennedy's Vice-President; took over the Presidency when Kennedy was assassinated |
| Lee Harvey Oswald | Charged with assassinating President Kennedy |
| Head Start | provided preschool education for low income families |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Act prohibited discriminations against African Americans in employment, voting and public accommodations |
| Sit-in | the act of occupying seats or sitting down on the floor of an establishment as a form of organized protest |
| Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | Civil rights group made up primarily of young people |
| Freedom Riders | Black and white college students who rode busses from the north to the south to challenge federal bussing laws |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | prohibits voting qualifications such as the poll tax or the literacy test |
| Malcolm X | Leader of the Nation of Islam; felt Blacks should fight back if attacked |
| Black Panthers | Militant African American organization; demanded social reforms and where often armed |
| Feminist | activists for women's rights |
| Equal Rights Amendment | Amendment that would state "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of sex" |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | First female Supreme Court Justice |
| Cezar Chavez | Leader of the United Farm Workers; major advocate for Chicano rights |
| Indian Civil Rights Act 1968 | Formally protected the constitutional rights of all Native Americans |
| AIM | American Indian Movement; worked for equal rights and improved living conditions of indigenous people |
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