J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

prejudices

Definition (n)

1injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially  detriment to one's legal rights or claims
2a(1)preconceived judgment or opinion
(2)an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge
ban instance of such judgment or opinion
can irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics

Source