What is racism?

... RE racism course work Part 1: i) what is racism? 1) The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. 2) Discrimination or prejudice based on race. (www.yourdictionary.com) 1) Belief that a particular race of people is better than others. 2) Hostility towards people of other races. (Oxford new school dictionary) Racism occurs when people become prejudice against people who look different to them because of the colour of their skin or have a different religion. Racism can be from holding and showing strong views against people through verbally abusing people right up physical abuse of people who to them may seem 'different' to them selves but actually are not. In modern society there is no excuse for racism, as every body knows that there is no difference between a black person and a white person except the colour of their skin. Christians are raised to

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