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CASTE: a group of people in a society who are put into different categories based on their family background or job ______
classification
BIAS: having a preference or leaning toward something or someone, often without being completely fair or open-minded. ______
partiality
COLOR BLINDNESS: treating everyone the same regardless of their skin color or ethnicity. ______
equality
HIERARCHY: a ranking system where things or people are organized in levels, with some being more important or powerful than others ______
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JIM CROW: the unfair and racist laws that used to exist in the United States, particularly in the South, which enforced segregation and discrimination against Black people. ______
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Since its publication in 2010, The New Jim Crow has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year; been dubbed the 'secular bible of a new social movement' by numerous commentators, including ______.
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The New Jim Crow tells a truth our nation has been reluctant to face. As the United States celebrates its 'triumph over race' with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of black men in major urban areas are under correctional control or saddled with criminal records for ______.
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The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a ______-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement.
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The New Jim Crow has led to consciousness-raising efforts in universities, churches, community centers, re-entry centers, and ______ nationwide.
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Jim Crow laws were ______.
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