A false classification of people that is not based on any real or accurate biological or scientific truth. The construct of race was created to classify of human beings with the political, economic, and social purpose of giving power to those classified (at that time in history) as white people and to legitimize the dominance of white people over non-white people.
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https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/antiraciststrategiestodisruptracialinequitiesdrworkbook
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