vocab 6 Flashcards
abolitionist
To formally put an end
boycott
reject
Civil Rights
The rights granted to all the U.S citizens.
discrimination
Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.
emancipation
The fact or process set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
hate speech
Speech that is intentionally deeply offensive to a racial, ethnic, religious, or other group.
Institutional Racism
It is a form of racism that is embedded as normal practice within society or an organization.
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
The Jackson Sun 2001
Segregation
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart
Voter suppression
A strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting