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| the ability to read and write |
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| the process by which the people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture |
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| a person who gives donations to worthy causes |
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| founded in 1905, a group of African Americans that called for full civil liberties, an end to racial discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood |
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| a type of inexpensive variety show that first appeared in the 1870s, often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines and magic acts |
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| sensational news coverage, emphasizing crime and scandal |
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| a type of music featuring melodies with shifting accents over a steady, marching-band beat; originated among African American musicians in the South and Midwest in the 1880s |
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| a special fee that must be paid before a person may vote |
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| a apssage in a law that exempts a group of people obeying the law if they met certain conditions before the law was passed |
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| forced separation, often by race |
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| Statutes, beginning in the 1890s, that required segregation of public services by race |
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| 1896 Supreme Court decision that held that segregation was legal as long as separate facilities provided for blacks were equal to those provided to whites |
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| murder of an accussed person by a mob without a lawful trial |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
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| an organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discriminiation, to oppose racism, and to gain civil rights for African Americans |
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| a large retail establishment that carries a wide variety of goods and sells in large quantities |
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| beginning in 1896, free delivery offered by the US Post Office to farm families in rural areas |
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| printed material advertising a wide range of goods that can be purchased by mail |
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