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African-American- A Black American of African ancestry.
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Boycott- To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion.
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Citizen- A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.
civil rights- The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship, especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil libert
COINTELPRO- COINTELPRO (an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting
Congressional Gold Medal- A Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award which may be bestowed by the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the United States government. The decoration is awarded to an individual who performs an outs
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Equal- Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
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Nobel Peace Prize- any of various awards made annually from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace.
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Presidential Medal of Freedom- The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is – along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress – the highest civilian awar
Protest- To express strong objection.
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Race- A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.
Racial- based on differences among human racial groups.
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Segregation- The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination.
Speech- The act of expressing or describing thoughts, feelings, or perceptions by the using spoken words.
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Unequal- Not the same as another in rank or social position.
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Protest- To express strong objection.
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