Lesson 9: Race and Ethnicity

While the people in this picture have different races, they both have the same ethnicity because they were raised in the United States. It is important to note that race and ethnicity are two very different things, because you can hid ethnicity but race can't be hidden.

In this picture are two people with very different races, which can't be hidden. While race and ethnicity are both social constructs, the prejudice and discrimination against certain races is very real and should not be taken lightly. 

This picture shows two very different races and ethnicities. These people who came to visit America from Rwanda are very proud of their ethnicity, if not their past. Rwanda has a very dark past that is clouded with genocide and horrible racism. However, today they are able to move past that and are fully open to national and cultural differences.

White privilege comes with something called the "invisible knapsack", which contains unearned resources that are not intended to be seen. White people often have the luxury of being trusted and left alone, unlike so many other races that are constantly being discriminated against. For instance, a group of white people standing in the middle of a square in New York, doing nothing, would be seen as normal. However, if this group of people were black, they might not get the same treatment that the white people would, because they would be seen as "suspicious" or up to no good.