AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
Revise: Minority RightsOthers argued that he had not gone far enough because his rejection of institutional racism understated the depth of the problem.
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GCSE History · key term
Racial discrimination arising from an organisation’s procedures, practices and culture, rather than only from the deliberate actions of individual members.
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Paper 2
Revise: Minority RightsOthers argued that he had not gone far enough because his rejection of institutional racism understated the depth of the problem.
Paper 1
Discriminatory practices within an organisation’s procedures, culture or behaviour, rather than only prejudice expressed by individual members.
Revise: Experience and Impact of MigrantsThe Macpherson Report (1999) found institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police. It helped bring changes in police training and accountability, showing that equal rights campaigning could challenge the practices of public institutions.
Do not confuse Scarman’s rejection of institutional racism with the later Macpherson Inquiry’s finding that the Metropolitan Police was institutionally racist.
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