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Racists use this idea to label certain races as fundamentally dif- ferent and inferior. Some people celebrate the differences between peoples because they add richness and diversity to life. Others use cer- tain differences to single out certain groups as inferior and deserving of unfair treatment. Racism is one such way to sin- gle people out who are different. It has caused misery and suf- fering for millions. Racism is based on the flawed belief that a person’s charac- ter and abilities can be determined by their physical character- istics, and that certain racial groups are inferior to others. To determine which racial group a person belongs to, racist people

Marchers rally against racism after the shooting death of a young African American named Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

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What Is Racism?