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activist
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a person who works to change things that he or she thinks are wrong
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advantages
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benefits, good features
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ailing
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sick
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arrested
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taken and held by the police, for breaking the law
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boycott
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when people refuse to buy certain products or services for political reasons
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breeze
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move quickly and easily
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challenging
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questioning, arguing with
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Chapter
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a local office of a large group
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civil rights
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the rights of each citizen promised by the U.S. Constitution
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clenched
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gripped tightly
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commitment
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deep loyalty to a person or cause
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convicted
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found guilty of a crime in a court of law
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conviction
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a strong belief
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defiance
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refusing to do something that someone in charge tells you to do
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degrading
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causing shame
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discrimination
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unfair treatment, especially because of race, gender, religion, and so forth
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disgrace
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a cause of shame or dishonor
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documenting
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providing written evidence
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drill
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an action or exercise that you repeat
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drummed up
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got or increased the amount of
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endure
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bear, tolerate
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fare
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the cost of a ride, such as on a bus, train, or boat
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flashy
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showy
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flinch
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move back suddenly without thinking
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forthright
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honest
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humiliation
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a feeling of shame; a lowering of pride or self-respect
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ignited
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set on fire
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impressed
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admired someone
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insisting
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demanding
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iron will
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strong determination (being set on doing something)
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lickety-split
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slang for very fast, quickly
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mistreatment
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harmful behavior toward someone
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momentum
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the speed at which something moves
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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a group that works to protect the rights of African-Americans
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permanent
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lasting, or meant to last, forever or for a long time
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persistent
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continuing to have a belief or to work for a goal
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physically
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relating to the body
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pound out
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eliminate, get rid of
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press releases
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writings that tell the press (news) of an event that will happen
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private school
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a school run by a private group, not by the government
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proposal
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something that is suggested as a possible plan
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racism
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prejudice or unfairness against people of one race by those of another
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remedies
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medicines, or things that make illnesses better
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required
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had to do something
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ritual
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an act or actions that you repeat often
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rouse
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awaken and get up
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rush hour
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a time when people are going to and from work
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seamstress
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a woman whose job is sewing
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secretary
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a person whose job is to write down important information in meetings and to write letters
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segregated
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separated according to race
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shield
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protect
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sincere
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honest in your thoughts and actions
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take kindly to
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like
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threat
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a danger, a menace
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trolleys
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cars that run on rails in the streets and carry passengers
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unjust
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without justice, unfair
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violence
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injury or damage
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