Ruby+Bridges+vocabulary+words

** Civil Rights – ** Those rights which are considered to be unquestionable; deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, color or gender. ** Equality – ** The equal treatment of people regardless of social or cultural differences. ** Integration – ** The act of creating equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity**.** ** Prejudice – ** Refers to prejudgment: An unreasonable hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion. ** Racism – ** The belief that members of one race are superior to members of other races**.** ** Segregation - ** The act of separating (a specific racial, religious, or other group) from the general body of society. **Desegregation** - t he elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which different races, groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like. .
 * Tolerance ** - a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own