1. Vocabulary: Race Relations
March 29-30, 2016

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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."

5. 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.

6. 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

7. com·mis·sion kəˈmiSHən/ noun1.
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;