GLOSSARY: Race

Association with a group of people based on shared physical traits.

During European colonial expansion in the 17th and 18th centuries, the social construct of race was created and developed (largely around skin color) in order to institute a hierarchy within the human species, with light-skinned people groups representing the highest level of humanity.

To learn more, read our BIG IDEA: Race Is A Social Construst


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