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What is Segregation?
The separation of Black people and White people in the United States prior to the Civil Rights Act.
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What is
In Boycott B
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What is a Primary Source?
Written at the time of the event by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the historical events that are being described
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What is introduce the topic of the essay?
The first sentence of a scholar's compare and contrast essay should do this
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What is Desegregation?
Elimination of segregation as a result of new laws.
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What is a Firsthand Account?
Written from the point of view of someone who was as the event
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What are
-First write one sentence about how the texts are similar -Next write the main idea of how the two texts are different -Write down a concluding sentence about why these books are important even today
A conclusion for a compare and contrast essay should include many things, two steps/ things in a conclusion
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What is Integration?
The action or process of joining or mixing two different groups of people, in connection to Civil Rights- two races coming together
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What is a Secondary Source?
Written using primary sources and told years later, after the event happened
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What is Formal Language?
Not using Me, My, Us, Our and instead using words like He, She, They, Their
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Who is Rosa Parks?
An activist during the Civil Rights Movement mostly known for refusing to give up her seat the a White person on a city bus, a leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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What is a Secondhand Account?
Written from the point of view of someone who was not at the event and learned about the event from firsthand accounts
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What are transitional words?
Although, Next, Overall, In Conclusion,
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What is "Separate but Equal?
A law passed stating that Black people would have separate facilities, schools, workplaces, etc. but those would be equal in quality to White people
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What is an Autobiography?
Story about a person’s life and written by that person
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