xenophobia, ze no foe be ah, noun. (Greek, dislike, fear, prejudice, unkown, xenos)
1. Fear of a person or group of people based on differences, ethnicity, race.
2. A negative / phobic attitude towards strangers or of the unknown.
3. Xenophobia is derived from the Greek words xenos meaning "foreigner," or "stranger," and phobos meaning "fear."
The term xenophobia is used to describe the dislike or fear of foreigners or in general term(s) -- fear of people different from one's self.
On July 19, 1977 the Governor of the State of Massachusettes vindicated Sacco and Vanzetti proclaiming that "All and any stigma and forms of disgrace should and would be removed from their names."
This act corrected a grave wrong that occured on August 23, 1927 from / of the electrocutions of these two men of Italian descent.
Italians and Jews during the early 1900's were not considered human or White, thus unacceptable to live with others of European American / White descent.
Today, still African Americans / Blacks, Gays, Italians, Jews, Native Americans and many other groups of people suffer from xenophobia.
African American Men / Blacks to many people of other groups are considered dangerous, lazy, shiftless, unemployed and "up to no good" due to xenophobia.
Italians, also, have been systematically removed from an economic base / imposed u...
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