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The largest-ever public education project on race in America was recently launched by the American Anthropological Association.
The project began a decade ago with collaboration among a diverse group of anthropologists discussing how to use their public voice to engage with race and racism.
The result is a fresh and provocative look at race, racism, and human biological and genetic variation.
Dr. Alan Goodman, professor of biological anthropology at Hampshire College, is president of the AAA and a member of the project's advisory group.
The exhibit is filled with interactive activities allowing visitors to examine the history of the idea of race, the experience of race in the United States, and how race relates to health, wealth and education.
"For an organization like the American Anthropological Association to step up to the plate and do this is very unusual," Goodman said.
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Posted on March 6, 2007 12:09 AM
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