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2. Our objective SWBAT to redefine the term race, itslack of scientific basis, and its trueorigins. 3. Lets Chat Real Quick! Okay today were going to be talkingabout some very touchy subjects! We have to be respectful of everyoneirrespective of their culturalbackground The people of society today are notresponsible for the social distinctionsof today! You may feel confused or angry aftertoday! 4. We Must Overcome! The following lessons are not meant toexacerbate racial tensions. The lessons are meant to create anunderstanding and awareness 5. What Im hoping is that thiswill be a unifier and notdivisive! We are going to be talkingabout white people. No white people that youknow have had anything to dowith the discriminationdiscussed in todays lesson. 6. Hate speech willnot be tolerated! 7. Are you ready? 8. Take out your phones if you have internet Lets do a search RACE Under your agenda Write what it says Share what you found with yourneighbor 9. Volunteers to share theirfindings? 10. What if I told you There is only one human race There is no biological basis for race You might believe me 11. Dont just take my word for it! Question things that you hear! If something sounds outlandish, askfor sources or evidence! 12. My source In 2001 The American Museum of NaturalHistory Exhibit entitled The GenomicRevolution 13. Human Genome Mapping All humans are incredibly similar 99.9% Genetically identical 14. How can this be? 15. Simple We all belong to the same species Which one? 16. Scientists have confirmed That there is no biological basis forrace 17. We answer one question And now I hope you have a millionmore questions! Write down 2 questions that you mayhave now that you know race is not inour biology. TIPS 18. So what are the differences? No matter how scientists todayscrutinize a persons genes, they cantdetermine with certainty whether anindividual is from one racial group oranother-Matters of Race, Educators Guide (PBS, Facing History, Rojaproductions) 19. So what do others have tosay?Dr. Harold P. Freeman 20. Lori Tsang If race has no basis in biology orgenetics, what is it? 21. Why does Tsang like race to a wildcard? 22. Author John Edgar Wideman 23. Sociologist Barbara Rothman What does she mean when she saysthe differences exist physically butmatter socially? How does she challenge the idea of asimple relationship between a physicaldifference and a physicalconsequence? 24. What other examples in the local ornational news of cause-and-effectrelationships based on race? 25. SO WHERE DID THISCONCEPT OF RACECOME FROM? 26. Lets do a forunderstanding How many species of people arethere? What are/is the species? What percent of our DNA is similar? What kind of biological differences arethere between the races? What is race? 27. Lets say a lady is pregnant/baby isborn? Whats the first thing that most peopleask? 28. Continuing What do we do if its a boy? How a bout a girl? What implications does the sex of thebaby carry for the rest of its life? 29. For most of history gender hasmattered! Why? What about race? 30. Any Guesses? How long has race mattered?1000 points 31. Since slavery 32. Up until about 50 years ago? Many scientists in Europe and NorthAmerica insisted that human beingswere indeed divided into separate anddistinct races They couldnt agree on how many There is one thing that they all agreedon! 33. What was it? 1000 points 34. Their race was superior! White/Caucasian Remember what we talked about @the beginning! Be tolerant!!!!! 35. According to the English OxfordDictionary The first printing of the word white inreference to a race was 1671 A person of a race distinguished by alight complexion A person from the region Caucasus 36. Lets see where the term raceisnt Where isnt the term race mentioned? 37. Who made race matter? 38. By the End of the American Revolutionnon-whites couldnt become citizens. 39. THATS IT FOR TODAY!