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Black History

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activist in civil rights movement whom U.S. Congress dubbed "the first lady of civil rights"
the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship
Supreme Court case from 1896 that upheld the rights of states to pass laws allowing or even requiring racial segregation
the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
State capital of Alabama
the announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the Union
activist who became a leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968
a secular festival observed by many African Americans from December 26 to January 1
industrial city in south central Alabama, on the Alabama River
Antislavery activist
the act or instance of making or becoming different
the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment
a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas
march that occurred on June 9, 1964 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement
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the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control
Lack of fairness or justice
an organized public demonstration expressing strong objection to a policy or course of action adopted by those in authority
Supreme Court case that held that race-based segregation of children into 'separate but equal' public schools is unconstitutional
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
The practice or system of owning slaves
country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands
Boston Massacre figure
Underground Railroad leader
a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal
the use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change
Nation of Islam leader
Second-largest continent