1. ED 301 04 Phil Kaiser-Parlette Kurt Rausch Kevin Hill

2. Unit on Race in America  An introductory lesson and overview of race and its history in America

3. Objectives  To provide a basic understanding of the history of race in America and how it exists today

4. Materials needed  Pencil  Paper

5. Definition of Race  “A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics”  http://www.answers.com/topic/race-1 http://www.answers.com/topic/race-1

6. Ethnicity  Definition: “Of or relating to a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage “  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ethnic http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ethnic

7. Difference between race and ethnicity  Race is considered a physical characteristic  Ethnicity is a more broad category based on similar characteristics of a group such beliefs, culture, and physical appearance

8. Race Demographics in the United States  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html  In 2004:  Caucasian: 235,990,895  African American: 37,521,497  Native American: 2,824,505  Asian: 12,337,650  Hispanic: 41,329,556

9. History of Race in America  Native Americans  First conflicts pitted Europeans / Americans vs. Native Americans  Military conflicts over territory  Natives decimated by disease  Eventual interment in reservations

10. History continued African Americans:  First Africans in America brought over as slaves to the colonies  Slavery existed in all 13 original colonies  After American Revolution, restricted to Southern states  Slavery eliminated as an institution after Civil War

11. History Continued  Segregation and Jim Crow laws in South hindered equal opportunity for African Americans  Civil Rights movement grew in strength in 1950s

12. History Continued  15 th Amendment extended the right to vote to the newly freed African Americans  Plessy v. Ferguson  “separate but equal”  Brown v. Board of Education 1954  Separate is not equal  Civil Rights Act of 1964

13. History continued  Hispanic and Latino  Large influx with incorporation of southwestern states in 1830s and 1840s  Cuban refugees, especially after Fidel Castro’s rise to power  Puerto Rico becomes U.S. territory after Spanish-American War in 1898  Fastest growing minority in America

14. History continued  Asian Americans  Large growth of Chinese in 1800s. Emigrated to find work with U.S. railway construction.  Japanese emigrated after that country’s industrialization in mid-late 1800s, concentrated mainly in California and Hawaii  Filipinos, Laotians, Vietnamese, Cambodians, and more

15. History continued  In recent decades, large increase in Indian and Middle Eastern population

16. Student Activities  Show the class the “blue-eye / brown eye” video. You know what I’m talking about, I’m sure of it.

17. Student Activities  Write a paper on a prominent civil rights leader

18. Student Activities  Watch older movies (pre-1950s) featuring portrayals of minorities to see the skewed stereotypes of the time

19. Student Activities  Have students do research into their own family background

20. Student Activities  Explore current race issues, such as economic disparity, Affirmative Action, reperations, etc.

21. Websites  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156. html  Racial Population graph

22. Websites  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internme nt1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internme nt1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internme nt1.html  General website and information on the Japanese Internment camps

23. Websites  www.naacp.com www.naacp.com  Homepage of the NAACP

24. Websites  http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/m ajorlaw/civilr19.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/m ajorlaw/civilr19.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/m ajorlaw/civilr19.htm  Information regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964

25. Websites  http://www.lulac.org/ http://www.lulac.org/  Latin American Civil Rights Group