• Read "Why Race Isn't as "Black" and White" as We Think" by Brent Staples.
• What can you find out about your own racial, religious, and cultural heritage?
• Search the Gateway library database: Ancestry Library for information about your mother and father's families (if possible).
• Interview several older relatives and consult family genealogical records or other documents if available write a paragraph in which you trace your heritage and define your identity.  Does your family research support Staples' argument about race? Why or why not?
• Include a Works Cited page

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Paragraph My heritage reflects a rich tapestry of racial religious and cultural backgrounds that hav... View the full answer