Civil rights vocabulary

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Transcript of Civil rights vocabulary

DiscriminationDiscrimination

Segregation: Segregation: Social separation Social separation of the racesof the races

Prejudice: Judging someone or having an idea about them before you actually know anything about them.

Discrimination: Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.

Stereotype: to categorize individuals or groups according to an oversimplified standardized image or idea.

Racial profiling: being singled out as a suspect because of the way a person looks.

Hate crimes: acts of violence based on a person’s race, color, national origin, gender, or disability.

Tolerance: to respect others’ beliefs, practices, and differences without sharing them.