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Vocabulary 4.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abolitionist | someone who wants to end, or abolish, slavery |
| Juneteenth | an American holiday to celebrate the end of slavery,celebrated on June 19th |
| Reconstruction | a formal effort from 1865 to 1877 when the United States federal government worked to rebuild southern states after the Civil War |
| segregation | a practice of keeping people of different races separate from each other |
| restrictive | limiting in what it allows |
| patent | a document that gives someone recognition as the only creator of something |
| justice | lawful and fair treatment |
| civil rights | rights that provide equal protection under the law to all citizens |
| movement | an organized group or series of activities with the goal of making a statement or change |
| discrimination | when a person or group is treated unfairly because of race or some other difference |