Race: The Power of an Illusion

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Race: The Power of an Illusion — Season 1, Episode 3: The House We Live In

Documentary30 min1 season, 3 episodes9.0/10

Episode synopsis

The House We Live In asks, if race is not biology, what is it? This episode uncovers how race resides not in nature but in politics, economics and culture. It reveals how our social institutions "make" race by disproportionately channeling resources, power, status and wealth to white people.

About Race: The Power of an Illusion

Race: The Power of an Illusion was a three-part series that was produced by California Newsreel and investigated race in society, science and history. The educational documentary originally screened on PBS and was primarily funded by CPD, the Ford Foundation and PBS.

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