Key Terms

1) What is the meaning of miscegenation- Miscegenation is the mixing of different races who are married, or who are in some form of relations outside of their ethnic or race group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation

2) What does racism mean- A belief that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievements involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Racism

3) What does stereotype mean- Stereotypes are the ideas about people of other particular groups, based primarily on membership in that group
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Stereotype

4) What is prejudice- means making a judgment before coming aware of the relevant facts of a case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice

5) What is discrimination- Treatment or making a distinction in favor or against a person or thing based on the group category, or class in which that person or thing belongs
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6) What does the term interracial mean- Marriages between other races
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7) Where does the word miscegenation come from- The word miscegenation comes from the Latin word miscere which means to mix and genus which means kind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation

8) What is anti-miscegenation laws- These laws were laws that banned interracial laws and sometimes interracial sex between whites and other races.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-miscegenation_laws
9) What is Loving Vs. Virginia- Loving Vs. Virginia was a civil rights case where the United States Supreme Court declared Virginia’s anti miscegenation statute the Racial Integrity Act of 1924. A man named Richard Loving was married to a Mildred Jeter, but Virginia would not let this be allowed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia

10) Fourteenth Amendment- The fourteenth amendment is defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Fourteenth%20Amendment

11) cohabitation- to live together, especially without being formally married
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-miscegenation_laws

12) United States Census- The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitutionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census