<p> Oppression, Prejudice, & Political Change</p><p>1.Oppression: a sense of being weighed down in body or mind  Social  Cultural  Economic  Political</p><p>2.Integration: incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups (as races)</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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.</p><p>6. Conformity- Action or behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws: Civil Rights Acts </p><p>1866- Congress passed several civil rights laws based on the 13th amendment</p><p>Act protects all “identifiable groups who are subject to intentional discrimination solely because of their ancestry or ethnic characteristics.”</p><p>1875 Punish businesses that practiced discrimination</p><p>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.</p><p>1964 Outlaws discrimination in several areas, especially in job related matters </p><p>Forbids the use of any voter registration or literacy requirement in an unfair or discriminatory manner – in federal elections.</p><p>Relied on judicial action to overcome racial barriers & emphasized the use of federal court orders called injunctions</p><p>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</p><p>14th Amendment- Guaranteed equal protection under the law</p><p>15th Amendment- Helped secure voting rights for African- Americans</p><p>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</p><p>What is the difference between discrimination and prejudice?</p>