The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. The United Nations emphasizes that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies.
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Racist laws and practices have been abolished in many countries, yet still in all regions, too many individuals, communities and societies suffer from the injustice and stigma that racism brings.
Correct! The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in 1960. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in 1960. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B.?The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in 1960. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Correct!? 1964 at the age of 35. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. In 1963, 250,000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, where King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The following year, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination?on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment, and enforced desegregation and the right to vote.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C.? 1964 at the age of 35. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. In 1963, 250,000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, where King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The following year, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination?on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment, and enforced desegregation and the right to vote.
Correct!?The elimination of South Africa’s system of legalized?racial discrimination?known as apartheid (“apart-ness” in the Afrikaans language of the descendants of the first Dutch settlers) was on the agenda of the United Nations from its inception. On 22 June 1946, the Indian government requested that the discriminatory treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included on the agenda of the very first session of the General Assembly. South Africans of Indian descent were also discriminated against under the country’s political system, which favored people of white, European descent.?
Incorrect. The correct answer is C.?The elimination of South Africa’s system of legalized?racial discrimination?known as apartheid (“apart-ness” in the Afrikaans language of the descendants of the first Dutch settlers) was on the agenda of the United Nations from its inception. On 22 June 1946, the Indian government requested that the discriminatory treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included on the agenda of the very first session of the General Assembly. South Africans of Indian descent were also discriminated against under the country’s political system, which favored people of white, European descent.
Correct!?For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. It is estimated that one-third of the 15 million people who were sold as slaves from Africa were women. In addition to enduring the harsh conditions of slavery, they experienced extremely cruel forms of discrimination and sexual violence and exploitation because of their gender and skin color.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B.?The correct answer is B. For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. It is estimated that one-third of the 15 million people who were sold as slaves from Africa were women. In addition to enduring the harsh conditions of slavery, they experienced extremely cruel forms of discrimination and sexual violence and exploitation because of their gender and skin color.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B.?Incorrect. The correct answer is B.?The correct answer is B. For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. It is estimated that one-third of the 15 million people who were sold as slaves from Africa were women. In addition to enduring the harsh conditions of slavery, they experienced extremely cruel forms of discrimination and sexual violence and exploitation because of their gender and skin color.
Correct!?Harriet Tubman?embodied the anti-slavery movement and was known as a Moses figure for leading enslaved people to freedom. Given the covert nature of the Underground Railroad and the challenge of documenting it, her story might have been lost except for her extraordinary accomplishments. Because enslaved women were largely responsible for raising their children, the vast majority of runaway slaves were men. Harriet, who made her own daring escape when she was 27 years old, was an exception. Tubman also served as a spy for the Union Army during the US Civil War using the intelligence network she had developed with the Underground Railroad. She helped lead a Union expedition up the Combahee River into Confederate territory, making her the first and only woman to organize and lead a military operation during the Civil War. ??
Incorrect. The correct answer is C.?Harriet Tubman?embodied the anti-slavery movement and was known as a Moses figure for leading enslaved people to freedom. Given the covert nature of the Underground Railroad and the challenge of documenting it, her story might have been lost except for her extraordinary accomplishments. Because enslaved women were largely responsible for raising their children, the vast majority of runaway slaves were men. Harriet, who made her own daring escape when she was 27 years old, was an exception. Tubman also served as a spy for the Union Army during the US Civil War using the intelligence network she had developed with the Underground Railroad. She helped lead a Union expedition up the Combahee River into Confederate territory, making her the first and only woman to organize and lead a military operation during the Civil War. ?
Incorrect. The correct answer is C.?Harriet Tubman?embodied the anti-slavery movement and was known as a Moses figure for leading enslaved people to freedom. Given the covert nature of the Underground Railroad and the challenge of documenting it, her story might have been lost except for her extraordinary accomplishments. Because enslaved women were largely responsible for raising their children, the vast majority of runaway slaves were men. Harriet, who made her own daring escape when she was 27 years old, was an exception. Tubman also served as a spy for the Union Army during the US Civil War using the intelligence network she had developed with the Underground Railroad. She helped lead a Union expedition up the Combahee River into Confederate territory, making her the first and only woman to organize and lead a military operation during the Civil War.
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