Glossary
| Amendment | A formal change made according to official procedures. |
| Bailed | Money paid to release someone from jail. |
| Civil Rights | The rights of every citizen of a country including the right to vote and the right to equal protection under the law. |
| Conspiring | To agree together neatly to do something. |
| Discriminate | To note or observe a difference in favor or against a person or thing. |
| Grand Jury | A jury of 12 to 23 people designated to make a decision about bringing a case to trial. |
| Indicted | To be charge with a crime. |
| Infirmary | A place for the care of the sick or injured serving as a hospital. |
| Ku Klux Klan | A racist group that thrived on ignorance and fear. |
| Lobby | To solicit or try to influence the vote- of-members of a legislative body. |
| Manslaughter | The killing of a human being by another. |
| Marchers | People who walk to protest. |
| Montgomery |
The capital of Alabama. |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of colored people. |
| Negro | A member of the people traditionally classified as the Negro race. |
| Nonviolent | Not violent. |
| Picket | To march against government policies or actions. |
| Posse | A group of people gathered by a sheriff to help capture a criminal. |
| Protest | An objection or complaint. |
| Racism | Thought words , or action based on the belief that one human race is better or worse than another race, racial prejudice. |
| Registration | An official list or record or a book. |
| Segregation | The practice of setting one racial group apart from another: There are laws against the segregation of black children and white children in the public schools. |
| Seminary | A school providing education in theology to prepare students for the ministry. |
| Troopers | A police officer on a horseback. |
| Verdict | The final decision from a jury. |