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What Are You?

Season 1 Episode 7 | 6m 39s

Journalist Soledad O’Brien, comedian Kate Rigg and professor Ann Morning have all been asked “What are you?” This episode examines their reactions and what the question really means to them. Examine the history and context of how we perceive and count who belongs to which race. The U.S. may be 2% mixed race, or well over 40%; it all depends on how we choose to count.

Aired: 03/12/17
Extras
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Advocate Christopher Punongbayan’s explains how racial prejudices unfold.
Musician Daryl Davis seeks to understand the perspectives of the KKK.
Explore the assumptions and misgivings of pejorative phrases like “Welfare queen.”
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