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“Mr. Civil Rights” | QFT Lessons

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This module is for Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect video clip | Murray v. Pearson

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BECOMING THURGOOD: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT is a production of Maryland Public Television, made possible with
an appropriation from the State of Maryland for The Center for Maryland History Films. Funding for the film is also provided
by Morgan State University, Theralogix, Sage Policy Group, and Allan and Shelley Holt (through the Hillside Foundation).

true bugs

an order of insects that have over 80,000 species within groups, the scientific name is Hemiptera

Hemiptera

the scientific name for true bugs

cicada

large insects, with round bulging eyes on the corners of their head with sucking mouthparts

bedbug

a parasitic insect commonly found in beds

stink bug

an insect originally found in East Asia that get its name from an unpleasant odor released when you crush them

proboscis

in many insects, a long, sucking mouthpart that is usually straw-like and flexible

piercing proboscis

a sucking, straw-like mouthpart in true bugs that can not be rolled up

pheromones

chemicals produced as messengers that affect the behavior of other insects or animals

foliage

plant leaves collectively or altogether

pest

a living organism, including plants and animals, growing where it is not wanted

waterbug

a Hemiptera insect that can breathe air, live underwater, fly, crawl and swim

spotted lanternfly

a Hemiptera intersect, that is a planthopper native to China is currently an invasive species in the United States

species

a group of animals or plants that have related characteristics and can breed together