Civil Rights and Racial Discrimination
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sigi on March 31, 2009
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civil rights, racial discrimination
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 racial discrimination | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race |
| segregation | a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups |
| disobedience | a refusal to obey n. |
| detain | deprive of freedom |
| diversity | the condition of being different or having differences, variety |
| emigrate | to leave one country or region and settle in another |
| immigrate | come into a new country and change residency |
| immigrant | a person who migrates to another country |
| immigration | movement of people from one country to another |
| melting pot | a society in which various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups were blended together |
| minority | a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part |
| multi-racial | made up of people from several ethnic groups |
| restriction | a rule or law that limits what you can do or what can happen |
| citizen | a member of a community, state, or nation |
| civil right | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| coloured | farbig, Farbiger |
| discrimination | Unfair treatment because of a person's race, sex, religion, age, or physical condition |
| non-violent | without using force, without causing injury |
| prejudice | A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts. |
| unconstitutional | in conflict with the constitution |
| underprivileged | lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society |
| deprive | to take away or withold something important |
| deprivation | the lack of basic economic and social means to enjoy a good quality of life. |
| disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree |
| incident | something that happens |
| lawsuit | case in a court of law brought by one party against another, legal claim |
| prosecution | government body that brings charges against a person accused of breaking the law |
| unlawful | Illegal |
| violation | The act of breaking a law or regulation |
| bravery | having or showing courage |
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