as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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And according to multiple scholars, white American racial prejudice and solidarity have gone up as the share of Americans who are white has gone down.
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
In 1961, more than 100 students walked out of a high school in McComb, Mississippi, to protest racial segregation and barriers to voting.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024
Katie Hafner: Widukind Lenz was the son of Fritz Lenz, a notorious Nazi geneticist who was a staunch advocate of racial cleansing and the sterilization of disabled people in Germany.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Black girls face more discipline and severe punishment, like expulsion, in public schools than girls of other racial backgrounds, according to a report shared exclusively with NPR by the Government Accountability Office.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
In 1961, more than 100 students walked out of a high school in McComb, Mississippi, to protest racial segregation and barriers to voting.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024
Katie Hafner: Widukind Lenz was the son of Fritz Lenz, a notorious Nazi geneticist who was a staunch advocate of racial cleansing and the sterilization of disabled people in Germany.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Black girls face more discipline and severe punishment, like expulsion, in public schools than girls of other racial backgrounds, according to a report shared exclusively with NPR by the Government Accountability Office.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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