Follow this link and take the Race Literacy Quiz. You can test your knowledge of race in science, history, and society. After the test, you can follow the links to the PBS website called Race: The Power of an Illusion.
There you can learn about the dynamics of race. In the scientific sense, race does not exist. Our species shows too little variation to have genetically divided races. Every person shares roughly 99.9% of the same DNA, while any population of people contain over 80% of the variation in our species. Because of this, races can be very difficult to define. The website also has an activity for you to sort people into different races.
They give you pictures of 20 people and ask you to place them into the "appropriate" race. This used to be the same method census takers defined your race before we began self-identifying. As you perform the task, you find it incredibly difficult. Some pictures could fit in many categories. When you think that you have put them in the right places, you click to find out the answers. If you get more than 50% correct, then you have done better than anyone I have ever witnessed. Go ahead and try it.
The website also features many facts about races and how we developed the idea. Explore the website to learn more about human races.
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