Black History Month Vocabulary

A person who favors the abolition of a practice, formerly related to slavery

• abolitionist
• laborer
• advocate
• heritage

A person who publically supports a policy, cause, or action

• abolitionist
• advocate
• laborer
• injustice

Prejudice in favor of or against something, usually for a single reason

• oppression
• prejudice
• equality
• bias

The rights of citizens to social equality, freedom, and political freedom

• civil rights
• heritage
• equality
• segregation

The prejudicial or unjust treatment of different categories of people on a given basis

• bias
• discrimination
• racism
• injustice

Freeing someone from someone or something else who has control

• emancipation
• integrity
• heritage
• abolitionist

The state of being equal in rights, status, and opportunities to succeed

• equality
• heritage
• segregation
• emancipation

Valued items, qualities, and customs that are passed down from one generation to the next

• heritage
• laborer
• prejudice
• integrity

An unjust act, unfairness

• prejudice
• oppression
• equality
• injustice

Having strong moral principles, being honest, being moral

• civil rights
• bias
• integrity
• racism