Bridges B U6 Vocab Part 2

Winds of change

events that signal large and important changes are happening

Torrent

a strong and fast moving stream of water

Hustled

moved quickly

Huddled

came together

Hushed

silenced

Segregated

legally separated by skin color

Boycott

refusal to buy products or services as a form of protest

Non-violent

without rough forcel peaceful

Resistance

refusing to accept

Sit-ins

protests in which people enter a place, sit, and refuse to leave

Discrimination

unfair treatment of a member of a group based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, or religion

Turned attention to

focused on

Threatened

in danger

Dignified

calm and deserving respect

Endure

suffer something painful or unpleasant

A sea of

a large number of

Bullhorn

a device that makes someone’s voice louder

Swarm

large crowd

Jeering

yelling rude, loud, insults

Contorted

twisted

Undertakers

people who prepare bodies to be buried

Scandal

a shocking action

Demonstrations

actions by groups demanding change

Brutality

cruelty;violence

Released

allowed to leave

Federal

having to do with the United States government

They were…strong

large gathering of people