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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lawsuit | legal action in which a person charges that an individual or organization has violated his or her rights or injured him or her in some way |
| Integrate | to include people of all races |
| nonviolent protest | nonviolent protest-a form of action in favor of a cause that involves marches, boycotts, and possibly deliberately breaking the law to highlight opposition to that law |
| access | entry to |
| boycotted | to refuse to buy or use particular goods or services as a form of protest |
| sit-ins- | a form of protest in which activists sit down inside or in front of a business, thus interfering with the business's normal work |
| Freedom Rides | -integrated bus rides that went through segregated areas in order to draw attention to civil rights |
| Enforce | -to apply a rule or law; to carry out by force |
| literacy tests | an exam to show whether a person can read or write |
| Cold War- | the post–World War II struggle between the United States and Soviet Union for power and influence; the struggle did not involve direct fighting between those two superpowers |
| Libel | the publishing of statements known to be false about someone in order to damage his or her reputation |
| loyalty oaths | -an official statement that a person is loyal to the U.S. government and does not seek its overthrow, which a person is required to swear to be true |
| liberals | a person who is not strict in observance of traditional or established forms, ways, or beliefs |
| conservative | a person who is strict in observance of traditional or established forms, ways, or beliefs |
| exposed | to reveal or be revealed |
| research | to study an issue thoroughly |
| redistricting | the process of changing, or redrawing, legislative district lines to reflect changes in population |
| Great Society- | a collection of social and economic programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Refugees | a person who flees for safety, especially to a foreign country |
| space race | the competition between nations for achievements in space exploration |