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For his involvement in a 1961 protest against state segregation laws, James Farmer was arrested and imprisoned in Mississippi for forty days. The organization Farmer led, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), had courted police action by using facilities reserved for whites.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND caucus —a meeting at which local members of a political party vote for candidates running for office or decide on policy. economic inequality —the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society. presidential nomination —the selection by a political party of a candidate to represent the party in a U.S. presidential election. The selection is often done by delegates to the party’s national convention. T E T bigot —a person who is intolerant toward those who look different or hold different opinions. inequality —the condition of being unequal, socially or economically. segregation —the separationof people in their daily lives basedon race. white supremacy —a belief that white people are superior to people of all other races, especially the black race, and should therefore dominate society.

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