Most scientists agree that while genetic differences exist among human populations, the concept of "race" is an illusory social construct. The PBS series Race: The Power of an Illusion explores the dark history of biological determinism in America. Ta-Nehisi Coates delves into the topic in "What We Mean When We Say 'Race is a Social Construct,'" as does Robert Sussman in this Newsweek Magazine piece. With so many contemporary controversies centered around race and ethnicity, what are the implications of the knowledge that "race" (as we have historically conceived of it) isn't real? How does an artificial barrier like "race" limit our personal growth and our ability to relate to others? How have geographic racial divides (illustrated in this "segregation map") contributed to racial tensions in the country?
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