Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

The U.S. has a diverse society, and its history is marked by attempts to concentrate power, wealth, and privilege into the hands of whites.

The United States is a diverse country, racially and ethnically.

An ethnic group is a group of people who share a common heritage, culture, and/or language; in the U.S., ethnicity often refers to race.

Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

Affirmative action refers refers to policies that take factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion into consideration.

Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.