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Black History Bee - Definitions
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6th Grade
11/01/2012

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slavery
Definition
living under another's control without freedom
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segregation
Definition
keeping groups of people apart
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minister
Definition
one who helps people understand their religious belief
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pastor
Definition
a minster who is a leader of a church
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religion
Definition
belief in and worship of God or gods.
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freedom marches
Definition
people marching with or without signs to protest unfair conditions
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sit-in
Definition
sitting at a restaurant counter where you are not wanted because of your race and refusing to move until served.
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register
Definition
sign up to vote
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majority
Definition
the greater part, the larger number
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minority group
Definition
a group of people with a common background that does not make up a majority of the population
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congress
Definition
body of people who make our laws
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federal
Definition
of the central government of the United States
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assassinate
Definition
kill a well known leader
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bill
Definition
suggested law
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act
Definition
law
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debate
Definition
discuss by considering different points of view
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Nobel Peace Prize
Definition
award to the person to who is determined to do the most for peace and friendship during a certain year
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National holiday
Definition
day on which the nation honors someone
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ethnic group
Definition
group of people with a common background
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Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Incorporated
Definition
a set of buildings, begun by the King family and by friends of Dr. King, where people study about Dr. King by using pictures, models, displays, and various presentations
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Integration
Definition
make schools, parks, and other public facilities available to people of all races on an equal basis
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Freedom ride
Definition
one of the many activities in which people from many backgrounds rode buses throughout the South to test the the integration of interstate buses and terminals
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Pickett
Definition
to walk or stand in form of (sometimes with signs) to protest
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unconstitutional
Definition
in violation of the Constitution
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oppression
Definition
unjust or cruel exercise of power or authority
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discrimination
Definition
showing an unfair difference in treatment
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Civil rights
Definition
rights of personal freedom, as guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution
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Nonviolence
Definition
acting peacefully
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protests
Definition
acts to show that you are against something
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philosophy
Definition
the study of ideas and beliefs
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seminary
Definition
college where people go to become ministers
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boycott
Definition
refusing to deal with a person, store, or organization to force acceptance of certain conditions
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carpools
Definition
people who own cars take turns driving other people to work or school
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