Genocide

The act or attempt to systematically kill all members of an ethnic group or culture. The nazi extermination of jews and gypsies by the millions before and during world war ii is ...

genocide

Political systems; Democratic system

Any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing ...

genocide

Politics; Political Science

The systematic killing of a whole people. The term was first applied to the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews during World War II. It has been applied more recently to the war ...

Afro-centric

Political systems; Slavery

A philosophical and theoretical perspective from an African point of view; it challenges Africa's philosophical, economical and cultural marginalization by the West.

Akan

Political systems; Slavery

Akan people are members of an ethnic group from areas of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, in West Africa, who share a common culture and language.

Albany Movement

Political systems; Slavery

On November 1, 1961, SNCC and the local NAACP tried to desegregate the train stations and bus depots in Albany, Georgia. Albany Police Chief Laurie Pritchett had the demonstrators ...

American Anti-Slavery Society

Political systems; Slavery

Organization founded in Philadelphia in 1833 by Theodore Weld, an evangelical Christian who was opposed to the more radical views of William Lloyd Garrison of Boston. This society ...

Americas

Political systems; Slavery

The two continents of north and south America and the surrounding islands.

anti-slavery

Political systems; Slavery

Used to describe a person, an action, or an idea that is against slavery.

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Super Bowl

The championship game of the NFL (National Football League,) played between the champions of the AFC and NFC at a neutral site late January or early ...