A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.
Racism is the belief that people possess different behavioral traits that correspond to physical appearance and that they can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It results in the unequal distribution of power and systemic oppression. This impacts issues like social mobility and employment opportunities, among others/
Integrate
Civil Rights Era Vocabulary
Non-Violent Resistance
Integrate means to end the segregation of a society or organization and bring into equal membership. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, numerous attempts to integrate African Americans into the public schools systems were met with hostility and violence.
Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving goals, such as social change. through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, or other methods, while being nonviolent