US History L. 43 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A trailblazing African American baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947.
  2. 4. An African American civil rights organization founded in 1942 that played a significant role in the fight against segregation and discrimination.
  3. 7. A practice used in the United States before the mid-20th century, primarily in the Southern states, where only white voters were allowed to participate in primary elections, effectively excluding minority voters.
  4. 8. Racial segregation that occurs as a result of societal factors or individual choices rather than by law.
  5. 11. An agreement or clause in a deed or contract that restricts the sale or rental of a property to specific individuals or groups based on their race
  6. 12. The manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give an unfair advantage to a particular political party or group. It involves redrawing district lines to concentrate or disperse certain voters to achieve desired political outcomes.
  7. 13. The metaphorical division or barrier between different racial or ethnic groups, particularly in terms of social, economic, and political opportunities.
  8. 14. A system of racial segregation and discrimination that was enforced in many parts of the United States from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
  9. 15. The doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson, asserting that racial segregation is permissible as long as the separate facilities or services provided to different races are deemed equal
Down
  1. 1. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1896 that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing racial segregation as long as the separate facilities were deemed equal
  2. 2. The interbreeding or marriage between people of different races.
  3. 5. To deprive someone of their right to vote or other political rights.
  4. 6. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1948 that ruled racially restrictive covenants unenforceable.
  5. 9. Racial segregation that is enforced by law or governmental policies.
  6. 10. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People