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Issues in Race and Ethnicity
Mr. Powers Sociology 10th Grade
Objectives
• Students should grasp an understanding of the different racial and ethnic groups in the United States
• As in their customs, beliefs, and traditions
Materials
• Pen/Pencil
• Notebook
• An open mind
Related Websites for Research
• www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01193.html
• ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/race/
• www.manhattan-institute.org/html/race_and_ethnicity.htm
• www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/race.php
• eserver.org/race/
Student Activities
• Mock racial profiling
• Mock Civil rights cases
• Worksheet on race and ethnicity
• Mock segregated Election
• Write a paper on a selected ethnic/racial minority
What is Race
• Race is the different colors of skin that people have throughout the world
What is Ethnicity
• It is the heritage of people. Where they come from and their customs, beliefs, and traditions
African Americans
• From the birthplace of human existence Africa
• The second most populated minority group in the United States
Asian Americans
• From Asia; in particular Japanese Americans
Latinos
• The largest minority group in the United States
• Consists of Mexicans and any person from Central Latin America
• It is the largest because Latino covers such a large range of different people
Caucasians
• The majority of the population in the U.S.
• Of European descent
Arab/Americans
• The fastest growing American minority
• From the Middle East
• Face tremendous persecution and bigotry since 9/11.
Indian/Americans
• From the country of India
• Many come to the United States for education
• A generous percentage of Indian/Americans are in the medical field
Framework of U.S. Society
• We are people from all over the world
• America is the land of freedom, which is why so many people have become Americans
• Everyone here has a right to the freedom our constitution requires
Some Important past Issues
• Civil Rights Movement
• Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
• Bakke v. California University
• George Wallace and Alabama University
• MLK “I have a Dream”
Important Names in Race and Ethnicity
• Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Lewis Farrakaun
• Malcolm X
• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• John F. Kennedy
Important Organizations
• Naacp
• ACLU
Prominent Minorities Today
• Colin Powell
• Ali
• Rice
• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Al Sharpton
• Alan Keyes
Hate Groups
• Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
• Neo Nazis
• Christian Identity
• Black Separatists
• Neo Confederates
Terms for discussion
• Affirmative Action• Quota System• Racism• Bigotry• Harmony• Melting pot• Tolerance• Civil Rights• Racial Profiling
Books of Interest
• The Politics of Diversity by: John Horton
• Newcomers in the Workplace by: Alex Stepick
• Orientals: Asian Americans in Society by: Robert G. Lee
• Homeboys by: Joan W. Moore