Black History Lessons 1-2

What is prejudice?

• when people are separated by race

• when someone believes that a person's ability is determined by their race; the belief that one race is better than another

• when someone has an opinion about someone or a group of people without knowing anything about that person or group

• when someone intentionally lies about another person or group of people

What is racism?

• when people are separated by race

• when someone believes that a person's ability is determined by their race; the belief that one race is better than another

• when someone has an opinion about someone or a group of people without knowing anything about that person or group

• when someone intentionally lies about another person or group of people

What is segregation?

• when people are separated by race

• when someone believes that a person's ability is determined by their race; the belief that one race is better than another

• when someone has an opinion about someone or a group of people without knowing anything about that person or group

• when someone intentionally lies about another person or group of people

Martin Luther King Jr. famously stated, "I have a _____."

Rosa parks refused to change seats in a ________.

Viola Desmond refused to move seats in a ________.

What did Black Canadians have difficulty accessing in Canadian society? (Choose the BEST answer.)

• healthcare, education, housing

• housing, entertainment, banking

• housing, jobs, education

• healthcare, running water, education

True or False: Black people continue to face challenges in Canada today.

• True

• False

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

• increase the number of political parties.

• justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

• prevent the passage of unfair laws.

• halt the creation of independent school districts.

Viola desmond is featured where?

• The $5 bill

• The $10 bill

• The $20 bill

• The $50 bill