ISS 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Standardized Test
27 Oct 2018
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Discrimination- the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals + groups bc of prejudice. Total discrimination- combination of current discrimination w past discrimination created by poor schools and menial jobs. Institutional discrimination- the denial of opportunities + equal rights to individuals that result from the normal operation of society. Virginia had a law preventing interracial marriages. Arrested and sentenced to 1 year in jail for violation of la. Opposed by southern whites + political leaders. No real power to make employers stop discriminating against african americans. Limited to federal government employees, federal contractors and labor unions. Individuals are chosen bc of race, gender, disability etc. Evidence must be presented that hatred prompted the criminal act. Unnatural causes: is inequality making us sick? (video) : racism does not affect african. Is inequality making us sick? o yes. Is racism as risk factor for disease? o yes.
