Vocabulary
A person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person.
Slave
policies, behaviors, rules etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race
racism
observance
an act of following a custom, rule, or law
slave
A person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person.
the system of owning slaves, or the condition of being a slave
slavery
special notice or attention. Ex. Viola Desmond recieved ___________ for her bravery and activism.
recognition
activist
someone who tries to cause social or political change
racism
policies, behaviors, rules etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race
features belonging to the culture of a particular culture of a society, such as traditions or languages, that were created in the past and still have historical importance. We study Black Canadian ________
heritage
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, age.
discrimination
enslavement
the act of making a slave of someone
discrimination
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, age.
the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past. To be of (African) ________
descent
(the use of) a new idea or method
innovation
connotation
a feeling or idea that is suggested or implied by a particular word although it need not be part of the word's meaning
acclaimed. Ex. Portia White was an acclaimed vocalist.
attracting public approval and praise
the practice of thinking that people of a particular race or color will behave in a particular way, especially that they will commit crimes
Racial profiling
a racist term used against a person or group of people
racial slurs
abolition
the act of officially ending slavery
plantation
an agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor