What is an Antiracist?
Someone who works to make sure all races are treated equally and fairly.
What does it mean to be an assimilationist?
Someone who thinks people should change their culture or "act like" the majority group to be accepted.
What is a segregationist?
Someone who wants to keep different groups of people separate from each other.
What is the definition of race?
A category people use to group humans based on things like skin color or where their ancestors came from.
What is prejudice?
Having an opinion about someone before you actually know them, usually based on their group.
What is activism?
Taking action (like marching or writing) to bring about social or political change.
What is a revolution?
A big, sudden change in the way people think or how a government works.
What is eugenics?
A fake science that tried to prove some groups of people are "better" than others.
What is a stereotype?
A belief/idea about a specific group of people.
What is a mission?
A clear goal/purpose that a person/group works toward.
What is systemic racism?
Racism that is built into the rules and "systems" of society.
What is an identity?
The qualities and beliefs that make a person who they are.
What is solidarity?
Staying united and supporting each other in a group.
What is a narrative?
A story or a way of telling events.
What is resilience?
The ability to bounce back or keep going when things get really hard.
What is perspective?
A particular way of looking at or thinking about something?
What is justice?
Fairness and doing what is right under the law.
What does oppression mean?
When a group of people is treated cruelly or unfairly by those in power.
What is artistic expression?
Using art, music, or writing to show who you are and what you believe.
What does it mean to be radical?
Wanting very big, total changes to the way things are done.
What is the "Talented Tenth"?
What does it mean to be a pioneer?
To be one of the first people to do something new or explore a new idea.
What are Jim Crow laws?
Unfair laws that enforced segregation in the Southern United States for a long time.
What does "uplift suasion" mean?
The idea that if Black people act "perfect," white people will stop being racist.
What is an assessment?
A careful judgement or evaluation of how something is going.