Nevertheless, they will be giving up a part of themselves and their heritage, regardless of which group they choose. Race, as it is defined biologically, is inherently a divisive force that sets humanity apart into three separate groups. However, what is not written about in the dictionary is the fact that social implications accompany the color of individuals within the same racial classification. Also, the children of intermarriages show that these supposedly definite categories are in fact rather ambiguous. The real meaning of race lies in the way that it has been created in a social context and the power relationships attached to it.
Color is the real divisive force.
In the unlikely event that we as a human race ever eradicate prejudice based on color, we will all realize that, as one of my classmates put it, we are all much more alike than we are different. Jamil K. Smith is a junior English major and a columnist for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He hails from Cleveland Ohio.