RACE
Created by Kassie, Jordan, Anna, Karina, and Shane
RACES
 The U.S. Census Bureau collects racial data based on the guidelines
provided by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OBM).
 The five racial categories include White, Black/African American,
American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander.
 More than one race can be chosen by a person to indicate their racial
mixture.
 People who identify themselves as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may
choose to be any of the five races.
 A U.S. census takes palace every 10 years and the last one occurred in 2010.
RACES
RACISM
 Racism can be defined as a racial prejudice or discrimination; or a belief
that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and
that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
 Racism has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal
codes.
 The most famous example of racism in U.S. history is slavery. After the
Civil War and with the 13 th Amendment slavery was abolished. African
Americans eventually gained equal rights with the 14 Amendment and after
the Civil Right Movement. African Americans were also given the right to
vote with the 15th Amendment.
RACISM
FIGHTING RACISM
RACIAL PROFILING
 Can be defined as a form of discrimination by which law enforcement uses
a person’s race or cultural background as the primary reason to suspect that
the individual has broken the law.
 The term “driving while black” arose from the practice, as African
American drivers frequently complain that police officers pull them over
for no reason other than their race and the stereotype linked to it.
 African American men are frequently accused of robbery while white men
are more often accused of being serial killers.
 Airport officials are known to stop more Middle Eastern looking people
because they fit the stereotype of “looking like terrorists”.
RACIAL PROFILING
INTERRACIAL/MIXED
MARRIAGES
 Some states tried to ban interracial marriages in the 50s and 60s, such as
Virginia, and as a result the Supreme Court ruled, in 1967, that interracial
marriages were no longer illegal in any state.
 There has been less open discrimination as the number of mixed marriages
has increased.
 1 in 12 marriages are interracial.
 In 2010 15% of new marriages were interracial.
 8.4% of all U.S. marriages are racially mixed.
INTERRACIAL/MIXED
MARRIAGES
DISNEY MOVIES
 Disney princess movies were
once thought of a racist
because all of the princesses
had been white, blonde and
blue-eyed, with the exception
of Snow White.
 With the continuation of
Disney princess movies the
races of princesses has
evolved including princesses
such as Mulan, Jasmine,
Pocahontas, and Tatiana.
WORKS CITED
 http://www.census.gov/population/race/
 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
 http://racerelations.about.com/od/thelegalsystem/g/racialprofiling.htm
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