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What is "Race"?

Learn about the relatively recent invention of “race” and judge how well the concept applies to people today in this video from Finding Your Roots. [More]

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Affirmative Action: Should Race Be a Factor in College Admissions? | Above the Noise

Affirmative Action: Should Race Be a Factor in College Admissions? | Above the Noise

Affirmative action is back in the news, and with it comes the age-old debate over whether or not universities should consider an applicant’s race when [More]

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History & Social Studies

RACE: The Power of an Illusion | Is Race Real?

RACE: The Power of an Illusion | Is Race Real?

We all know that people look different. Anyone can tell a Czech from a Chinese. But are these differences racial? What does race mean? Find [More]

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History & Social Studies

America After Ferguson: America and Race

America After Ferguson: America and Race

Following the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a panel discusses the complexities around race in this [More]

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History & Social Studies

Keep Your Head Up | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Keep Your Head Up | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

In this lesson, students examine their attitudes about some of the complexities posed by race. Students then explore the success of two African Americans in [More]

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History & Social Studies | US History

The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

Historians discuss the many causes that led to the Atlanta Race Riot in September of 1906 and its devastating effects on the African-American community.

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