Oppression, Prejudice, & Political Change

1.Oppression: a sense of being weighed down in body or mind  Social  Cultural  Economic  Political

2.Integration: incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups (as races)

3.Segregation: the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means

4.Affirmative Action: an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women; also : a similar effort to promote the rights or progress of other disadvantaged persons

5.Injunctions- A court order that either compels(forces)or restrains (limits) the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official.  Violating these considered contempt of court.

6. Conformity- Action or behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws: Civil Rights Acts

1866- Congress passed several civil rights laws based on the 13th amendment

Act protects all “identifiable groups who are subject to intentional discrimination solely because of their ancestry or ethnic characteristics.”

1875 Punish businesses that practiced discrimination

1957 Passed to implement the 15th amendment, which set up the United States Civil Rights Commission. Commissions major duties is to inquire into claims of voter discrimination.

1964 Outlaws discrimination in several areas, especially in job related matters

Forbids the use of any voter registration or literacy requirement in an unfair or discriminatory manner – in federal elections.

Relied on judicial action to overcome racial barriers & emphasized the use of federal court orders called injunctions

Voting Rights Act 1965 Made the 15th Amendment, a truly effective part of the Constitution Applied to all elections held anywhere in this country- state-local, as well as federal *Suspends the use of any literacy test 13th Amendment- Outlawed Slavery

14th Amendment- Guaranteed equal protection under the law

15th Amendment- Helped secure voting rights for African- Americans

19th Amendment- Equal Suffrage Ratified on August 18, 1920. No person can be denied the right to vote in any election in the United States on account of his or her sex

What is the difference between discrimination and prejudice?