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| Episode
I - “The Difference Between
Us |
Examines
how recent scientific discoveries have
toppled the concept
of biological race. The program follows
a dozen diverse students who sequence
and compare their own DNA. They discovered,
to their surprise that their closest
genetic matches are as likely to be with
people from other “races” as
their own. The episode helps us understand
why it doesn’t make scientific
or genetic sense to sort people into
biological races, as it dismantles our
most basic myths about race, including
natural superiority and inferiority.
Facilitator: REQUIRED FROM ERAC/CE VIDEO
ONE: 58 Minutes
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| Episode
II – “The Story
We Tell” |
Uncovers
the roots of the race concept, including
the 19th century science
that legitimated it and the hold it
has gained over our minds. It’s
an eye-opening tale of how America’s
need to defend slavery in the face
of a radical new belief in freedom
and equality
led to a full-blown ideology of white
supremacy. Noting the experience of
Cherokee Indians, the U.S. war against
Mexico
and annexation of the Philippines,
the film show how definition of race
excluded
from humanity not only Black people,
but anyone who stood in the way of
American expansion. The program traces
the transformation
of tentative suspicions about difference
into a “common-sense” wisdom
that people used to explain everything
from individual behavior to the fate
of whole societies, an idea of race
that persists to this day.
Facilitator: REQUIRED FROM ERAC/CE. VIDEO
TWO: 58 Minutes
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| Episode
III – “The House
We Live In” |
Focus not on individual
behaviors and attitudes, but on how our
institutions shape and create race, giving
different groups vastly unequal life
chances. Who defines race? In the early
20th century, the courts were called
upon to determine who was white, employing
contradictory logic to maintain the color
line. After World War II, government
policies and subsidies helped create
segregated suburbs where Italian, Jews
and other not-quite-white European ethnics
were able to reap the full advantages
of whiteness. The episode reveals some
of the ordinary social institutions that
quietly channel wealth and opportunity,
so that white people benefit from a racist
system without personally being racist.
It concludes by looking at why we can’t
just get rid of race.
Facilitator: REQUIRED FROM ERAC/CE VIDEO
THREE: 58 Minutes
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FREE INDEED, produced by the Mennonite
Community
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This video provides an opportunity to
talk about the privileges white people
have. In the drama four white, middle-class
young adults play a card game as a pre-requisite
for doing a service project for a black
Baptist church. Their ensuing discussion
addresses issues of accountability, unseen
assumptions, success, and what racism
does to white people. It is designed
to provoke though and discussion.
ERAC/CE Comments: This video could be
used for a 2.5 day analysis warm up.
There is a need to create a “safe” environment
during the presentation. The video may
be used as an education tool for new
members interested in anti-racism work.
Facilitator: REQUIRED FROM ERAC/CE ONE
VIDEO: 30 Minutes
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WebSites
| www.colorlines.com |
This site is a national magazine about
race, color and action. |
| www.diversity@hrtrain.org |
On-line courses on diversity, workplace
violence and discriminatory harassment
are offered. |
| www.euroamerican.org |
This site is a multiracial organization
that looks at whiteness and white American
culture. |
| www.freemaninstitute.com |
This website has resource material
for diversity training featuring Dr.
Joel Freeman. |
| www.info@aaregistry.com |
An African American Registry - nonprofit
education organization with the largest
Black American History web site in the
world. |
| www.middlepassagemuseum.org |
The
mission of Middle Passage, Inc. is
to provide an historical journey into
African American history as told through
artifacts of time and origin.
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| www.newsreel.org |
California based organization that
is an excellent resource for videos and
educational material. Race: The
Power of An Illusion video series is
offered through this site. |
| www.returntoglory.org |
This website has a huge ancient Egyptian
photo gallery, resource material available. |
| www.sojo.net |
Founded in 1971, Sojourners is a Christian
ministry for spiritual renewal and social
justice. |
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