ep people of color in the minority and denied them of any economic or educational power that was necessary to survive in America. This social phenomenon further abused the "biological" differences to further oppress people of color. Race provided the perfect method of domination in America. To the dismay of racists around the country, a scientist decided to reevaluate the "genetic" differences between the races, that had been so cleverly constructed. Richard Lewontin constricted several tests on genes to test the validity of the past experiments. His findings showed that there was no difference at all genetically between the races. With this new finding, it would seem that there should be no reason for race and more importantly racism. However because the institution is embedded in our society it has become part of our culture. Even though it was science that helped in the construction of racism, science could not rectify the terrible mistake made. In the twentieth and now moving towards the twentyfirst century, the new evidence should have eradicated the racist attitudes and the need for race. However, because of race different cultures have evolved, many of which are formed through the bonding and shared experiences of that race. At present, it is rare to distinguish race from culture. Despite the fact that there are no genetic reasons for our differences, it is hard to dispel the ideas that have been instilled in American culture for hundreds of years. Our differences have been used to formulate races which in turn led into the further development of cultures. These cultures are reflections of how each race coped with oppression and domination. The cultures of the different races are further constructions that evolved from the initial construction of racial differences made hundreds of years ago. Hundreds of years ago racial differences were used as excuses for domination. However, if race and racism are mere social...
