The construction of what noted historian Howard Zinn

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Q. 1 - The construction of what noted historian Howard Zinn called "the Color Line" - the arbitrary social observation of how a race is treated, based on their color - has most methodically been applied to African-Americans and persons of African descent in the United States, despite the wide range of populations who live here. If this "line" is arbitrary, or a subjective and legally unsupported in American culture, why does it continue to exist in the US in 2016?

Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color (16 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSPNVunyFQ&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=TED Reflect on the ways in which Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color. Refer to a wide range of Week 2 sources to analyze how and why you think the color line was drawn in the past and has been systematically kept in place towards persons of African heritage in America over time.

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Q. 2. - The American activist Tim Wise discusses the concept of White Privilege. To some Americans, his thoughts sound like a far-fetched conspiracy theory. To many Americans, it's a not-too-often-discussed reality. According to Wise, what is White Privilege and how does it impact our understanding of prejudice in our society? American activist Tim Wise discusses the concept of White Privilege; watch here https://video.link/w/J4U1b

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Course Textbook Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (REV), 1st Edition By: Takaki,Ronald

ISBN: 978-0-316-02236-1