1. The Civil Rights Movement
Major Concepts

2. Stereotype
Def: A widely held and fixed idea of something or someone that is oversimplified.
Q:How did stereotypes play a role in the treatment of minorities during the Civil Rights Movement?
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3. Prejudice-Pre-judgement
Def: A Pre-conceived opinion or viewpoint that is not based on reason or actual experience, toward a person or group member based solely on group membership.
Q: Is all prejudice negative or bad?
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4. Tolerance
Def: The ability or willingness to tolerate or accept something or someone, specifically if that person or thing has opinions or behavior that one does not agree with
Q: Is it ok to tolerate a viewpoint or lifestyle that is the complete opposite of our own belief system, or experience?
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5. Diversity
Def: The state of having variety of different elements or qualities (such as people or culture) make up an experience or included in a community.
Q: Is Diversity ever a bad thing? A:

6. Racism
Def: Is the belief of superiority of one race over another that often times results in negative treatment based solely on affiliation to a given race or ethnicity.
Q: What is race and how many races are there? Is it an ever changing number?
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7. Ethnicity
Def: A social group that shares a common cultural tradition or National origin who identify as similar because of ancestry, language, religion, or other bonded experiences.
Q: How does one obtain their ethnicity? A:

8. Discrimination
Def: The unjust treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, religion, gender, or sex.
Q: What is the difference between discrimination and discriminate? A:

9. Disenfranchisement
Def: The state of being deprived of a right or rights, specifically the right to vote?
Q: Is it possible to be legally disenfranchised? Can you think of an example? A: