ESL USH Set: Civil Rights

14th Amendment

the part of the Constitution that promises all citizens equal protection no matter their race, skin color, religion, culture...

Emancipation Proclamation

the formal document declaring that all slaves were now free citizens

emancipate

to be set free

secede

to leave or withdraw from the union

Confederacy

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

segregation

legal separation of the races (black separate from white)

discrimination

unfairly treating a group of people differently from another group of people

lynching

murder by a mob, often by being hung by the neck from a tree

intimidation

frightening another person through mean words, looks, or body language (the KKK used -- to scare blacks)

landmark decision

a turning point in law or policy (Brown v Board of Ed was a -- because it banned separate facilities for blacks and whites)

facilities

buildings, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose (libraries, schools, buses, water fountains)

prosecute

to officially charge sb with a crime

boycott

a group's refusal to buy or use goods and services in order to cause a big loss of money to a business

unconstitutional

not legal or allowed based on what the Constitution says