Discrimination Flashcards

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United Nations

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An international organisation that aim to establish human rights

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Prejudice

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To pre-judge: an opinion that is without reason or experience

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Discrimination

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Prejudice in action:treating someone differently because of for example their race, religion or gender

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4
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Segregation

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To seperate or keep apart

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5
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Boycott

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To refuse the use of a particular service or company usually as a protest against them

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6
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Civil rights

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The rights of citizens to freedom and equality

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Lynch

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To kill someone without a trial

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8
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The Montgomery bus boycott

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It showed black people did not have to listen to white people and their could be peace in the world- also shows people suffer when done wrong- the bus company went bankrupt

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The Birmingham March

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Showed perseverance when white people were bombing everything black people owned. They listened to King and protested peacefully

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Washington March

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King’s speech made everyone listen and brought them together and civil. Over 250,000 people came and eventually desegregated the laws

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11
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What was the nickname for Birmingham?

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‘Bombingham’

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12
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Righteous indignation

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A sense of injustice at what is morally wrong

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