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Essay Archive - Racism
Racism
Racism is a certain kind of prejudice, based on faulty reasoning
and inflexible generalizations toward a specific group. The word
prejudice comes from the Latin noun praejudicium, which means a judgment
based on previous decisions formed before the facts were known. If a
person allows their prejudiced beliefs to block the progress of another, it
is discrimination. Those who exclude all members of a race from certain
types of employment, housing, political rights, educational opportunities,
or a social interactions are guilty of racial discrimination.
For centuries conflicts have taken place among three main races,
Caucasian, A....
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