Glossary

Know Nothing Party

a nativist political movement in the United States

Ku Klux Klan

a violent post-Civil War secret society founded in Tennessee in 1866 to upend the Black political and social power that was being established during Reconstruction.

Landmark

A court case that is studied because it has historical and legal significance.

Laundresses

women employed to launder clothes and linens.

Lavish

elaborate, extravagant, or luxurious

Law clerk

a legal professional who assists judges with maintaining records, researching, and writing.

Law clerks

legal professionals responsible for assisting judges with maintaining records, research, and writing

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

founded in 1929, the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States.

Legal Defense Fund

the NAACP’s legal organization dedicated to fighting for racial justice, founded by Justice Thurgood Marshall 1940

legal rationale

An expression of the reasons behind how a decision was made that is grounded in law.