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Hela Posted 19 years ago
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00 Would you please tell me what the words in bold face mean, please? 02 br
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00 "The 1950's were a turbulent time in America, when racial barriers began to come down due to Supreme Court decisions, like Brown 01 b 00 v. 02 b 00 (= 01 font 00 versus 02 font 00 ?) Board of Education; and due to an increase in the activism of blacks, fighting for equal rights. 02 br
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00 Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, was a driving force in the push for racial equality in the 1950's and the 1960's. In 1963, King and his staff focused on Birmingham, Alabama. They marched and protested non-violently, raising the ire of local officials who 01 b 00 sicced 02 b 00 (?) water cannon and police dogs on the marchers..." 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help. 02 br
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00 Would you please tell me what the words in bold face mean, please? 02 br
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00 "The 1950's were a turbulent time in America, when racial barriers began to come down due to Supreme Court decisions, like Brown 01 b 00 v. 02 b 00 (= 01 font 00 versus 02 font 00 ?) Board of Education; and due to an increase in the activism of blacks, fighting for equal rights. 02 br
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00 Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, was a driving force in the push for racial equality in the 1950's and the 1960's. In 1963, King and his staff focused on Birmingham, Alabama. They marched and protested non-violently, raising the ire of local officials who 01 b 00 sicced 02 b 00 (?) water cannon and police dogs on the marchers..." 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help. 02 br
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02 b 00 To set upon; attack. 02 b 00 To urge or incite to hostile action; set: 01 i 00 sicced the dogs on the intruders 02 br 02 br 02 i 00 I don't really think it is the right word in the context you have given. " 0-
- 02 b 00 To set upon; attack.
- 02 b 00 To urge or incite to hostile action; set: 01 i 00 sicced the dogs on the intruders 02 br 02 br 02 i 00 I don't really think it is the right word in the context you have given.
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0 versus is correct 02 br
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00 To sic - 01 b 00 1. 02 b 00 To set upon; attack. 01 b 00 2. 02 b 00 To urge or incite to hostile action; set: 01 i 00 sicced the dogs on the intruders 02 br
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02 i 00 I don't really think it is the right word in the context you have given. "Turned water cannons and sicced pol
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00 To sic - 01 b 00 1. 02 b 00 To set upon; attack. 01 b 00 2. 02 b 00 To urge or incite to hostile action; set: 01 i 00 sicced the dogs on the intruders 02 br
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02 i 00 I don't really think it is the right word in the context you have given. "Turned water cannons and sicced pol
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