Vocabulary: Race Relations March 29-30, 2016

es·tab·lish iˈstabliSH/ verb To set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) “Mr. Richert established new rules at the beginning of the semester." synonyms: Set up, start, initiate, institute, form, found,  create, inaugurate

de·scend·ant dəˈsendənt/ noun a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor. "Shakespeare's last direct descendant" synonyms:successor, scion antonyms:ancestor

hu·man right noun plural noun: human rights a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. “Basic human rights must be respected."

Reparations plural noun Reparations for slavery is the idea that some form of payment should be made to the descendants of Africans who had been enslaved by the Atlantic Slave Trade.

ac·knowl·edge əkˈnäləj/ verb accept or admit the existence or truth of. "the problem of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities" synonyms:admit, accept, grant, allow,  concede, accede to, confess, own, recognize

com·mis·sion kəˈmiSHən/ noun 1. an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people. "his commission to redesign the building" synonyms: task, employment, job, project, mission, assignment, undertaking;