Black History Month Vocabulary Quiz

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities

• protest

• boycott

• civil rights

• equality

a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

• protest

• boycott

• civil rights

• equality

to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest

• protest

• boycott

• civil rights

• equality

the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality

• protest

• boycott

• civil rights

• equality

when separate people or things are brought together

• integration

• segregation

• discrimination

• racism

the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things; the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment

• integration

• segregation

• discrimination

• racism

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

• integration

• segregation

• discrimination

• racism

prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior

• integreation

• segregation

• discrimination

• racism

unjust treatment or control

• oppression

• civil liberties

• black nationalism

• unconstitutional

individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference

• oppression

• civil liberties

• black nationalism

• unconstitutional