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Race: The Power of an Illusion
VHS
168 minutes
GN269 .R337 2003 Tapes 1-3
RACE - The Power of an Illusion challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans come divided into a few distinct biological groups. This definitive three-part series is an eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and cultural beliefs.
Episode 1 - The Difference Between Us
Everyone can tell a Norwegian from a Nubian, so why doesn't it make sense to sort people into biological races? Examine the contemporary science - including genetics - that challenges our assumptions about human groups.
Episode 2 - The Story We Tell
Hasn't race always been with us? Explore the roots of the race concept, including the 19th-century science that justified it and how it gained such a hold over our minds.
Episode 3 - The House We Live In
Race may be a biological myth, but racism gives different groups vastly different life chances. Forty years after the Civil Rights Movement, the playing field is still not leval and "colorblind" policies only perpetuate inequality.
Produced by California Newsreel (www.newsreel.org).
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