Segregation
The social separation of groups of people especially by race
Discrimimation
Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic.
Oppression
The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force
Defiance
Open resistance, bold disobedience
Nat turner rebellion
One of the largest slave rebellions ever to take place in the United States showed slave owners how vulnerable they were so they tightened the slave codes to prevent it from happening again.
Racism
Belief that one race of people is superior (better) than another.