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32 Cards in this Set
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separated by race
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racial segregation
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to treat some people better than others without any fair reason
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discriminate
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complaint
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grievance
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a display of disapproval
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protest
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to cause a loss of pride
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humiliate
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the student with the highest GPA in a graduating class
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valedictorian
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reasonable amount or size
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modest
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to combine people of all races without restriction
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racial integration
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to join with others in refusing to buy, use, or deal with something as a way of protesting
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boycott
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one who often works for change
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liberal
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to find innocent of a crime
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acquit
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an act that injures a person's self-respect
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indignity
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done by someone unknown
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anonymous
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to make timid or fearful
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intimidate
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to get revenge
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retaliate
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related through a mother
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maternal
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a legal proceeding in which a case is brought to a higher court for review
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appeal
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cruel or unfair use of power
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oppression
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person who supports the feelings or beliefs of another
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sympathizer
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feeling quite discouraged or depressed
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despondent
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to use unfairly for one's own advantage
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exploit
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to cause to last indefinitely
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perpetuate
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a person who has no steady job and wanders from place to place
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vagrant
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to accuse of a crime
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indict
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to find guilty of a crime
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convict
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a person who stirs up people's feelings
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agitator
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a court order commanding or forbidding some act
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injunction
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disobedience or disrespect to a court
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contempt
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a tendency to expect the worst possible outcome
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pessimism
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done, said, or produced naturally; not planned
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spontaneous
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grotesque; gruesome
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grisly
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a system of principles or beliefs
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creed
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