MLK Vocabulary
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- ignorant
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1. not aware of something
2. not educated or not knowing about many things - poverty
- The state of being poor.
- slum
- An overcrowded, poor, and neglected area of housing in a town or city.
- courage
- Bravery or the strength which helps a person to face danger.
- share croppers
- A tenant farmer who farms land for the owner in return for a share of the crops that the land yields.
- Reverend
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A title given to a clergyman,
minister, or preacher. - nonviolent resistance
- Without using physical force, refusing to obey unjust laws.
- injustice
- 1. Unfairness or lack of justice. 2. An unfair situation or action.
- crusade
- 1. A battle or fight for which someone feels a great deal of emotion. 2. One of the battles fought in the 11th, 12th, or 13th centuries by European christians attempting to capture the Biblical lands from the Muslims.
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human
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1. a person 2. natural and understandable
3. human rights -
Everyone's right to justice, fair treatment, and free speech - segregation
- The act or practice of keeping people or groups apart.
- unconstitutional
- Not in keeping with the basic principles or laws set forth in the constitution of a state or country.
- ballot
- A secret way of voting, such as on a machine or on a slip of paper.
- civil disobedience
- The refusal of citizens to cooperate with laws which they believe are unjust, and the willingness to take the consequences of this refusal.
- integration
- The act or practice of making facilities open to people of all races.
- character
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1. your character is what sort of person you are.
2. One of the people in a story, book, play, movie, or TV. 3. A letter, figure, or other mark used in printing - civil rights
- The individual rights that all members of a society have to freedom and equal treatment under the law.
- prejudice
- 1. An opinion or judgment formed unfairly or without knowing all the facts. 2. A fixed, unreasonable, or unfair opinion about someone based on the person's race, religion, or other characteristic.
- Nobel Peace Prize
- A prize awarded to the person who has done the most for peace in the world that year.
- conscience
- Your knowledge of what is right or wrong that makes you feel guilty when you have done something wrong.