RACIAL JUSTICE GLOSSARY

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Oppression:  From Merriam- Webster's Dictionary- a) To crush or burden by abuse of power or authority; b) to burden spiritually or mentally: weigh heavily upon.  

 

Repression:  From Merriam- Webster's Dictionary- a) to check by or as if by pressure (CURB); b) to put down by force (SUBDUE), c) to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of; d) to exclude from consciousness

 

Suppression: From Merriam- Webster's Dictionary- a) To put down by authority or force (SUBDUE); b) to keep from public knowledge such as a secret or to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of;