the civil rights movement

noun

🔊/ðə ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts muːvmənt/

[singular]

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(in the US) the campaign in the 1950s and 1960s to change the laws so that African Americans have the same rights as others（美国）民权运动（20 世纪 50 年代和 60 年代非裔美国人争取平等权利的运动）
CultureThe campaign included boycotts (= refusing to buy particular products), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington, DC led by Martin Luther King. It succeeded in causing the introduction of affirmative action. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white Americans.
Collocations Race and immigration
Race and immigration种族与移民Prejudice and racism偏见与种族歧视
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination面临／遭受迫害／歧视
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination构成／是一种种族歧视
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见
- be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities歧视少数群体／少数民族
- perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽
- entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes固守种族主义的态度
- hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur高声地进行种族污辱
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见
- combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视
Race and society种族和社会
- damage/improve (especially British English) race relations破坏／改善种族关系
- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂
- encourage/promote social integration鼓励／促进社会融合
- outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离
- promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范
- live in a multicultural society生活在多元文化社会
- attack/criticize multiculturalism攻击／批评多元文化主义
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement支持／积极参与／领导民权运动
Immigration移居
- control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration控制／限制／鼓励外来移民
- attract/draw a wave of immigrants吸引一批外来移民
- assist/welcome refugees援助／欣然接受难民
- house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者
- smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK偷运非法移民到英国
- deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者
- assimilate/integrate new immigrants同化／融合新移民
- employ/hire migrant workers雇用流动工人
- exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份
- have/hold dual citizenship持有双重国籍

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