differentiating btwn ethnicity and race Flashcards
asian
race
asian amrican
ethnicity
african american and blacks
different groups
i tricked ya but the US census combines the two
african american
extensive cultural tradition
black
dark skin
hispanic and latinos
not an race
but is an ethnicity
raCE
genetically transferable
racism
belief that race is primary determinant of human traits and capacities anf dthat racial differences produce a n inherent superioity of a particu;ar race
racist
person who suscribes to the belief of rsacism
ID races of US bureau of the census (14)
white black/aa/negro american indian/alaskan native asian indian chinese filipinp japanese korean vietnamese other asia native hawaiian guamanian/chamorro samoan other pacific islander other race
2000 census results
75% white 12% black 4% asian !% american indian/ alaskan native .1% hawaiian .....
multiracial obama
father- black native of africa
mother - white
1896
louisiana law requiing black and white to ride in seperate railcars was upheld by us supremecourt
plessy vs ferguson
supremem court rules that the louisiana law is constitutional because it provides seperate but equal treatment
jimcrowe laws start after
after seperate but equal is declared constitutional