Race: The Power of an Illusion

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Race Invaders

By 1910, 58% of American mining and factory workers were immigrants. Like Mexicans and African Americans, Italians, Slavs and Jews were often desired as laborers but also feared, seen as promiscuous, lazy, or stupid.

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2020 panel discussion on Race—The Power of an Illusion, Part II

On Friday, September 25 we hosted a screening of Part II of Race—The Power of an Illusion: The Story We Tell, followed by a one-hour panel discussion with experts.

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Why do we have to pay for wrongs of the past?

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