Black History
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- 3. *the first African American woman to travel in space.
- 4. the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.
- 6. cruel or unjust use of power or authority.
- 8. the act of officially ending or stopping something
- 9. The condition in which one human being was owned by another.
- 13. a complaint or objection against an idea, an act, or a way of doing things
- 14. absence of justice
- 15. **guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics
- 17. the quality of being unequal or uneven
- 18. the quality or state of being free
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- 1. to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
- 2. the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.
- 5. *American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, best known for his “I have a dream” speech.
- 7. any one of the groups that human beings are often divided into based on physical traits or ancestry
- 10. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
- 11. an assumption or an opinion about someone simply based on that person's membership to a particular group.
- 12. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
- 16. *civil rights African Americanwom activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus