Race For Real Race Is Term Paper

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Race is more than stereotypes and individual prejudice. To combat racism, we need to identify and remedy social policies that advantage some groups at the expense of others. To be able to eliminate the racism, we do not have to eliminate the concept of race. This is not a solution; this will only hide the problem and not solve it. Race must be seen as an identification and not a difference. Our government must eliminate laws that advantage only some groups in society. Doing that will make people see that we all are humans and equals even if our skin color is different.

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1. Fredrickson, George M., Racism: A short History, Princeton University Press, July 14, 2011

2. Berg, Manfred, Wendt, Simon, Racism in the Modern World: Historical Perspectives on Cultural Transfer and Adaptation, Berghahn Books, April 18, 2011

3. Garfield, Kathryn, Is There a...

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Slavery in America, Retrieved December 7, 2012 from the History website: http://www.history.com/topics/slavery
5. Jarnow, Jesse, Mor, JT, Manifest Destiny: A Primary Source History of America's Territorial Expansion in the 19th Century, the Rosen Publishing Group, 2005

6. Berg, Manfred, Wendt, Simon, Racism in the Modern World: Historical Perspectives on Cultural Transfer and Adaptation, Berghahn Books, April 18, 2011

7. Lindsay, Robert, Human Races and Subspecies, November 28, 2010, Retrieved December 7, 2012 from the Robert Lindsay website: http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/human-races-and-subspecies/

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1. Fredrickson, George M., Racism: A short History, Princeton University Press, July 14, 2011

2. Berg, Manfred, Wendt, Simon, Racism in the Modern World: Historical Perspectives on Cultural Transfer and Adaptation, Berghahn Books, April 18, 2011

3. Garfield, Kathryn, Is There a Genetic Basis to Race After All?, May 7, 2007, Retrieved December 07, 2012 from the Discover -- the Magazine of Science, Technology, and the Future website: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/is-there-a-genetic-basis-to-race-after-all#.UMHVdoNwotp

4. Slavery in America, Retrieved December 7, 2012 from the History website: http://www.history.com/topics/slavery
7. Lindsay, Robert, Human Races and Subspecies, November 28, 2010, Retrieved December 7, 2012 from the Robert Lindsay website: http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/human-races-and-subspecies/


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