racism
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When I read it in high school, I wasn’t engaging with its undercurrents of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, gender or sexuality in the way I do now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Trumbull then argued in Congress that the amendment was meant to be inclusive — even of so-called “gypsies” and Chinese immigrants, who faced extreme racism, especially in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Mr. Paul explained, then and many times afterward, that he abhorred racism and supported abolition of discrimination in all governmental activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 she penned an open letter titled "An inconvenient truth" to then-Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden reflecting on her experiences fighting systemic racism.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Today, segments of Western society publicly repudiate racism.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing racism
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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