The Main Messages of this exhibit are
Race and human biological variation are separate concepts. The idea of race is about culture, not biology.
We need to understand when and why the idea of race was invented to make progress towards undoing it.
Race and racism are embedded in our everyday lives.
Banners
Check out the Banners in a digital form at
https://talkaboutrace.org/banners/
along with the website!
Race banners in library location. Video courtesy of Michael Lewis.
RACE: Are We So Different? originally developed in 2007 by the American Anthropological Association (AAA),
is the first exhibit of its kind to bring together information from 27 different academic disciplines to study race and how
it impacts people’s lives. This project includes work from geneticists, to social scientists, to historians, to medical and law experts.
The exhibit focuses on providing a variety of learning experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds.
banners reveal and NCMNS
Permanent Race Exhibit
After the major success of RACE: Are We So Different? in 2017, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources decided to bring the exhibit back permanently. This version will be updated and work to serve the Southeast, as well as highlight the race-related stories that are unique to this part of the country.
