Explain this statement and how it

applies to the study of history: Until

lions tell their tale, the story of the
hunt will always glorify the hunter.
- African Proverb
(Please write in complete sentences)

What is prejudice and how is it

perpetuated? How can it be
stopped?

List three stereotypes about

past or present Africa and
Africans.

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1909, Roosevelt in Africa

Whose story does the film tell?
Does the film add to the positive or negative
myths of Africa?

Define the term race.

 What is the purpose of this drawing?

What does this image say about the idea of race?

Racial Ethnic Categories

Black or African American

Asian
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Hispanic or Latino
White
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Sorting People
Race - Power of Illusion (pbs.org)

Loop

Arch

Tented Arch

Whirl

Race
Race: a recent idea created by western Europeans
following exploration across the world to account for
differences among people and justify colonization,
conquest, enslavement, and social hierarchy among
humans. The term is used to refer to groupings of
people according to common origin or background
and associated with perceived biological markers.
Among humans there are no races except the human
race.

Does race exist?

Explain this quote: "Race

was never just

a matter of how you look; it's
about how people assign meaning
to how you look.

Race
Race: a recent idea created by western Europeans
following exploration across the world to account for
differences among people and justify colonization,
conquest, enslavement, and social hierarchy among
humans. The term is used to refer to groupings of
people according to common origin or background
and associated with perceived biological markers.
Among humans there are no races except the human
race.

US Census
American Indian or Alaskan Native: A person having origins mainly
of the original people of North America, and who maintains cultural
identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the
Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: A person having origins
from Hawaii or other Pacific Islands
Black, African American: A person having origins in any of the black
racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin)
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin,
regardless of race or from Latin America.
White, Non-Hispanic: A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Europe, North Africa, or in the Middle East.

CENSUS

Political control
Promote national unity
Explore racial and ethnic diversity
Combat discrimination

Race, ethnicity, ancestry, origin used

interchangeably

White
Black, African Am., or
Negro
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian
Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or
Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander
Some other race

White
Chinese
South Asian
Black Filipino
Latin American
Southeast Asian
Arab
West Asian
Japanese
Korean
Other

 Race: A categorization of people based on shared

biological traits such as skin color, hair texture,
and eye shape.
Ethnicity: A categorization of people according to
shared culture.
Nationality: A categorization based on citizenship.
Ancestry: A categorization based on geographical
origin of parents.

 Should people be asked to check the little

boxes?
Why is it so important to know what a person
is?
What is missed when you categorize people
based on appearance?
Is one race preferred over another in college
applications?

Culture
Culture is a system of beliefs, values, and
assumptions about life that guide behavior
and are shared by a group of people. It
includes customs, language, and material
artifacts. These are transmitted from
generation to generation, rarely with explicit
instructions.

 After hearing about everyones culture today,

what have you learned about the culture of
America?
Are race and culture linked? How?

How do we categorize people? Should

we?