According to Peggy McIntosh, Privilege Is

question 166

Multiple Choice

According to Peggy McIntosh, privilege is

• A) an invisible, weightless knapsack.
• B) held only by White women and men.
• C) the lightness of being.
• D) the opposite of unearned advantage.

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Definitions:

Southern Segregation

The enforced separation of racial groups, particularly in the southern United States, up until the mid-20th century.

Foreign-Policy Problem

Issues that arise in the interactions between countries, including conflicts, diplomatic challenges, and negotiations.

Civil Liberties

Individual rights and freedoms that are protected from infringement by governments, such as freedom of speech, privacy, and the right to a fair trial.

Medgar Evers

An American civil rights activist in Mississippi and the state's field secretary for the NAACP, who was assassinated in 1963.