In the first half of the 1990s, there was an effort to severely divide racial and ethnic groups.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Efforts were made in the 1990s to deeply divide different racial and ethnic groups.
- In plain terms
- People tried to divide racial groups in the 1990s.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware of forces trying to divide groups.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people try to divide others?
- How do we overcome division?
Another view
History often simplifies complex social dynamics into single causes.
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