Underplayed Gems

Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003)

Race: The Power of an Illusion poster
Directed by
Christine Herbes-Sommers, Llewellyn M. Smith, Tracy Heather Strain
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary series examines the concept of race by looking at its origins in science, history, and society. It questions common assumptions about racial categories. The series shows how the idea of race was constructed and how it continues to affect people.

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What happens

Race: The Power of an Illusion is a three-part documentary series produced by California Newsreel that investigates the idea of race in society, science and history. The educational documentary originally screened on American public television and was primarily funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation and PBS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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