Racial segregation

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/racial-segregation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the mechanisms of enforcement?Legal statutes, social customs, economic pressures, and violence
2. What is the international law?Can constitute the international crime of apartheid and a crime against humanity
3. Why did Jim Crow laws exist in the United States?After the Civil War, Jim Crow laws were made to keep African Americans separate from white people in public places. These laws were used for almost a hundred years to limit opportunities for black people.
4. How does segregation affect people's lives?Segregation can stop people from getting good schools, jobs, or health care. It can also make people feel left out, hurt, or less valued, and it keeps unfair differences between groups for many years.

De facto segregation: Segregation that exists in reality, even if not legally mandated.
Systemic inequality: Unequal treatment and opportunities embedded within the structures of society.
Human rights: Fundamental rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, etc.