...Race is classification of humans into distinct populations or groups by factors such as heritable phenotypic characteristics or geographic ancestry. This often influenced by and correlated with traits such as appearance, culture, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. In the beginning of last century the term race was often used, in its taxonomic sense, to denote genetically divergent human populations which can be marked by common phenotypic traits. This is still used in our day for forensic anthropology (when analyzing skeletal remains), biomedical research, and race-based medicine as proxy for geographic ancestry with some reliability. In addition it is used in law enforcement to describe the closest picture of wanted suspect. Human classification on the basis of physical traits is difficult because factors such as invasions, migrations, and mass deportations have produced a heterogeneous world population. Nevertheless, by limiting the criteria to such traits as skin pigmentation, colour and form of hair, shape of head, stature, and form of nose, most anthropologists historically agreed on the existence of three relatively distinct groups: the Caucasoid, the Mongoloid, and the Negroid. “Criticism of the idea that there are clearly recognizable racial types does not imply that all human populations are uniform or that population cannot be grouped into larger units that, among themselves, have certain similarities” James C King (1981). The Caucasoid is characterized as pale...
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...HISTORY REPORT ON RACE African American The African American did not arrive in America through the traditional ways of immigration, but instead were forced to leave their homeland by African slave traders. African Slave traders sold African American to American Southerners to work as slave on their plantations. After hundreds of years of being owned by white Americans, the African American was finally given their freedom. Unfortunately, after being released from human slavery and bondage, African Americans had to endure many years of poor treatment and discrimination by members of the American public. After the legislation that was enacted forbidding and punishing discriminatory behavior in society, African Americans were finally able to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Although human equality is still a tremendous work in progress in our society today, after years of decrementing struggles and tribulations, the African American is finally treated like an equal citizen in society. The adverse reality that African Americans did not have the equal right and opportunity to live their lives as free men and women, has set a staggering mark in American history. African Americans were bought and sold like cattle and never looked at as humans but rather property. The laws were designed to benefit the White American and the slave owner and did not recognize the slave as a citizen. Although slavery was made illegal in the Northern regions in 1787, it was not until 1808 before...
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...History of Race Relations in Ohio James Candler ETH-125 February 5 2012 Loren Butler History of Race Relations in Ohio The great state of Ohio, the heart of it all. You know, in my travels around our nation both in the military, and as a truck driver, I found that no matter where you go you will always run into someone who is or was from Ohio. Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in addition to four U.S. Presidents. Demographically speaking, Ohio is a majority White state and has always been majority White, with Hispanics making up the second largest group, then Blacks, Asians, and Native Americans. The current trending shows that Hispanics are the fastest growing group in Ohio, having surpassed Blacks just in the last ten years. In my experience around Ohio most of the minority population is concentrated around the urban centers of the state, leaving many rural communities (like the one I grew up in, and my current one) to be completely White, with no minorities at all. This can be cause for concern over race relations because without exposure to these minority groups there can be no education and understanding of them, leading to hereditary prejudices surfacing when exposure is finally forced. In 1959 the state of Ohio enacted the Ohio Civil Rights Act of 1959 to "prevent and eliminate the practice of discrimination in employment against persons because of their race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry." The Civil Rights...
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...History and Significance of Race in America Race prejudice abounded in the colonial America, shaped by cultural connotations of blackness in medieval Europe and Judeo-Christianity. The existence of Slave trade is arguably the root of subsequent conceptualization of the black-Americans. The Native Americans population of the country’s labor force proved drastically reduced after the whites were decimated by violence and diseases. The voluntary European labor force used was unsustainably costly and detrimental to their home county labor and competitiveness. The introduction of slavery of the Africans who were brought in large numbers and their labor was cheap, made the agricultural plantations in America much profitable. The 19th century saw an introduction of institutionalized racism and legal discrimination against the black Americans. Racial discrimination, expression and segregation concerning supremacy of the white people increased hence increasing the levels of anti-black violence that included both race riots and lynching’s of the black people. The African American activists and politicians advocated for the peoples civil rights in the 20th century, this saw the peaking of human rights movement with the desegregation of education in the year 1954 thus leading to the organization of a widespread strike across the United States under the leadership of the young generation activists. Martin Luther King was the catalyst for most strikes which led to the passage of the civil...
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...representation of the blurring of racial lines; in essence people of all colors and races transcending these differences and coming together as one. Anna Deavere Smith’s intention in Twilight is to explore race relations on a grander scale as in her eyes, “Los Angeles shows us that the story of race in America is much bigger and more complex than a story of black and white”(xxi). She further complicates the issue of race in Los Angeles by highlighting that the Latino population was equally involved in the 1992 riots. This only serves to emphasize the intricate nature of the relationships between people of different ethnicities. Smith has enlisted the power of theatre to explore the underlying processes of the problem while simultaneously serving as her “call to community” (xxiv) to join her in this journey. On the other hand, Walter Mosley in the chapter “History” from his novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned explores the transformative effect of the knowledge of his cultural history on the character Socrates Fortlow. Mosley suggests that the widespread ignorance of African American history has resulted in people like Socrates not knowing the history of his own roots. Only by knowing where he comes from can Socrates understand himself in a more profound manner. While Anna Deavere Smith attempts to use her artistic work as an argument for people to move beyond the superficial boundaries of race to become more multidimensional – an example is her one-woman theatrical impersonation...
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...What does history tells us about the politics of race in the contemporary United States? History tells us that African Americans were discriminated for many years in the United States, and today we celebrate the achievements that were fought for and gained. The marking of civil rights anniversaries are an important part of identity and represent a truly extraordinary shift in the American culture and politics (Romano, 2014). The politics of race has been a long fought fight for African Americans to achieve given rights like the right for voting, they celebrate this through anniversaries for remembrances of given occasions and for celebration. This is emphasized by the civil rights anniversary to show the history of struggle for freedom, to show racial progress and reconciliation in increasingly multi-racial society (Romano, 2014). History shows African Americans has been fighting for the achievement of equality and justice within the state and for possible peaceful changes within the system (Romano, 2014). This can be proved by the anniversary celebration as it represent the movements of struggle for civil rights and much attention given for ending the legal segregation over the economic justice demand. History even shows, how some given deaths of prominent people occurred who were in the race fighting for the freedom of achievement of their rights (Romano, 2014). The history of politics shows the achievements that have been achieved by the African Americans like the...
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...Bind Up Their Wounds By President Henry B. Eyring First Counselor in the First Presidency I pray that we may prepare ourselves to give whatever priesthood service the Lord may set before us on our mortal journey. All of us are blessed with responsibility for others. To hold the priesthood of God is to be held responsible by God for the eternal lives of His children. That is real, that is wonderful, and at times that can feel overwhelming. There are elders quorum presidents listening tonight who know what I mean. Here is what happened to one of you. It has likely happened to many of you—and more than once. The details may vary, but the situation is the same. An elder you do not know well asked for your help. He had just found out that he had to move his wife and young baby boy today from the apartment where they have been living to another one nearby. He and his wife had already asked a friend if they could borrow a truck for the day to move their household and personal belongings. The friend loaned them the truck. The young father began to load all they owned into the truck, but in the first few minutes, he hurt his back. The friend who loaned the truck was too busy to help. The young father felt desperate. He thought of you, his elders quorum president. By the time he asked for help, it was early afternoon. It was the day of an evening Church meeting. You had already promised to help your wife with household projects that day. Your children had asked you to do something...
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...Hector Reyes Minorities in the US Professor Chin 02 February 2016 Summary/Personal Reflection In the article “Origin of the Idea of Race” by Audrey Smedley he talks about the word race. Smedley says in the opening paragraph ““Race” was a recent invention and that it was essentially a folk idea, not a product of scientific research and discovery.” Race was used as a term to allow slavery to exist. The article also discusses how slavery existed before African were ever brought to America as slaves. Before Africans, there were Irish people and poor white people being used as slaves. Irish were used as slaves by the English due to hostile relations in the 13th century. The English even passed laws to enslave poor white people, and using excuses as though they were doing these people a favor. Most slaves of the English were Irish, Poor white people and Indians. The article also says that at the turn of the 17th century demand for labor grew. The Irish and Indians would be build rebellions to oppose strict laws and making them difficult, not good slaves. Due to the high labor demands, slaves had to come from somewhere else. This is where race becomes made up and Africans become the target. According to the article the image of Africans were positives. Africans had a set government were farmers. English though thought they were better laborers and once brought to the New World had nowhere to go. They also were immune to the disease the English carried. The Indians...
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...Black history month is a great American holiday celebrating what was accomplished by the race. In comparison the poems seem attached, won't you celebrate seems to explain a little less in detail but it's saying won't we come together and celebrate as one. The poems are pretty straight to the point in general saying the people are the same in all ways. Whereas the other poem contributes more to the stronger growing of the race together becoming stronger as one. The start of our nation was based upon slavery and segregation but we came together to end hate and discrimination discrimination between the races. "(line 13) something has tried to kill me and has failed" stating that he had survived the hatred and of the opposing race, both poems...
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...The Role of the American Government in creating Race Wars and Racial Tension There has been a long standing history of cultural divide in this country. The United States of America was built upon this premise. Race has always been a defining factor of what position you have been placed in society. America was founded upon a revolutionary approach, and once America was conquered by Europe, they set their government up to only include Europeans. The system was developed by Anglo-Saxons as a self-serving mechanism that excluded all other races. The Native Americans experienced this first hand when their country was occupied by British, French, and Spanish crusaders. This, amongst other invasions, led to the first examples of racial wars and tension in American history. We have seen this play out throughout the generations of our ancestors, who have experienced this state of racial tension, segregation, and slave ownership on both sides of the equation. America has always had racial tension from its inception. Several Civil Wars have occurred on American soil, and race has been an issue in most of them. We have been taught in society that being a certain race can define your future and potential for success. This has been proven in every aspect of American life. The infrastructure of the United States was built by several different races, some by choice, and some through slavery, and this is the driving force behind the deep seeded tension experienced by current Americans today...
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...Also, I have read and studied about Ferraris, and have done a lot of research on the Internet. Today, I will tell you about Ferrari has established itself as an important part of automobile history. After listening to my speech, my audience will understand the history Ferrari and how it has developed into a global luxury brand that includes more than sports cars. The Ferrari a symbol in itself, is a highly prized and sought-after car. This specific sport's car speaks of status. The Ferrari has long been sought after because of its ability to quench the need for speed. Ferrari's importance in the history of travel is unrivaled because of its worldwide recognition and how its helped shape other automobiles. First, I will discuss how Enzo Ferrari fell in love with driving and car engineering in his youth and gained substantial race car test driving experience. Second, I will discuss how Enzo Ferrari leaves Alfa Romeo to start his own company and to make his own cars. Finally, I will discuss how Ferrari no longer relies just on selling cars and winning races to generate revenues, it’s licensing and retail division is the global model for other luxury sports properties. Let’s start from the beginning, former mechanic turned race driver turned race manager, Enzo Ferrari produced race cars that raised the bar for automotive performance and won more world championships than any other, create a luxury brand that defines...
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...The Melting Pot Illusion: Understanding Race and Power by Rethinking American History Race in Media Mid-Term Paper April 18, 2014 When it comes to race in the United States, America has always thought of itself as a racial and ethnic melting pot. This “melting pot” message has always been known throughout the world as a key aspect of America’s national identity, built on the promise that all people of various colors, races and ethnic backgrounds are afforded basic civil freedoms and opportunities to pursue their dreams within a democratic society. In fact, in school classrooms throughout the United States, where most of us received our initial understanding of American history, we often witness a romanticized narrative of Americans striving forward towards progress with limited or partial understanding of race, the complex story of Native Americans and their removal from conquered lands, and the enslavement of African-Americans. The purpose of this essay is to rethink prior understandings of American history and what race means, as well as how it has determined and limited citizenship and opportunity for some Americans, by exploring the voices in author Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove’s book Voices of a People’s History of the United States and other literary sources, and what American citizenship means to those not designated white, rich or male. The definition and concept of race, a human classification system used to group human beings into large and distinct...
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...In the video “Race Illusion” we learn about how throughout history people tend to differentiate between races. We are introduced with the obvious fact that individual human beings are different. Our eyes, skin color, body shape and hair form all confirm this. Daily we use our visual differences into 4 or 5 groups. Not only that, many have this belief that athletic ability, musical aptitude and intelligence plays a part biologically that race is a real thing. In this video we are introduced to a group of students who take part in a DNA workshop. In this DNA workshop, students are to compare their skin colors, type their blood and swab inside their mouth for cell extract for a small portion of their DNA. These group of students include all the races in the world or ethnicity. We have the blacks, the asians, the whites and although not a race, a hispanic too. Those who are of the same race believe that the results will reveal similar backgrounds. So if you’re white, you and the other white student will have very similar DNA. Quite a few of these kids that took part in this DNA workshop were left surprised. For example one kid traced his roots back to Ukraine but to his surprise his results showed ethnic backgrounds from the Balkan peoples and Africa. The world as we know it is much more complicated than we think and race is more than an idea that we prescribe to biology. We see color and we think if a person is a certain race they’ll automatically have different advantages than you...
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...teaching of Mexican American and Chicano/a history, and how people are giving false information about them through a textbook called the Mexican American Heritage that was not even made by Hispanic historians but by two white bloggers. Schools are not really teaching students about the Mexican culture and history, especially in places where they need it most like in Texas, where half their population is considered Hispanic like it was stated in the article. Students need to be informed about their culture and history on where they came from, but this is not just referring to Mexicans but all other races. The textbook that was written by two white bloggers was trying to be published so Mexican students can be informed, but it was discovered that the book had over 141 factual errors and interpretive errors....
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...Political Racialization There are very few countries in the world that can compare to the level of racial complexity that has characterized that of Brazilian history. The portrayal of Brazil as a harmonious melting pot of different races and cultures dates back at least to independence. Faced with a vast black slave population as well as a large range of Indian communities scattered the length and breadth of the nation, early Brazilian intellectuals and statesmen found themselves obliged to defend the indigenous element in national culture, and assert a national identity based upon racial mixing. Moreover, despite a long history of slavery, it also has no history of legal segregation, as in countries such as the United States and South Africa. However, in the Brazil of today the doctrine of racial democracy has long outgrown its use, and now constitutes the principal obstacle to greater racial equality. The perception that Brazil is an example...
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