Racism is generally understood as either belief that different racial groups are characterized by intrinsic characteristics or abilities and that some such groups are therefore naturally superior to others, or as practices that discriminate against members of particular racial groups, for example by perpetuating unequal access to resources between groups.
The definition of racism is controversial both because there is little scholarly agreement a...
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Quotations About This Subject:
- “Racism is any action motivated by racial difference resulting in a detrimental impact on the life of another individual or group of individuals.” --from The Harlem Renaissance Dialogues ,
- “The enemy, clearly, was the fanged nightmare–– of famine, of war and racism, of rape and terrorism… that walked in human skin while chomping human heads.” ,
- "Nation-building is never a 'done deal' confined to history already established."
Films On This Subject:
- The Scar of Shame ,
- The Human Stain ,
- Cecilia ,
- The Hurricane ,
- My Sweet Charlie ,
- District 9 ,
- Cry, the Beloved Country ,
- 500 Years Later ,
- A Day Without a Mexican ,
- Ali
Works Written About This Topic:
- One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets ,
- The Turnaround ,
- Two Trains Running ,
- Then Came Christmas ,
- Little Scarlet ,
- Native Son ,
- The Boat ,
- The Huntsman ,
- The Shape of Snakes ,
- Liberal Racism: How Fixating on Race Subverts the American Dream
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- Racial Discrimination
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