History of the meaning Starting as early as the 1300s, the word “race” was associated with the act of running. In the 1500s, race was further perceived as “people of common decent” when applied. In England at around the year 1520, race was regarded to wines with characteristic flavor. European physical anthropologists of the 17th and 18th centuries suggested various methods of classification by certain characteristics or races. Starting in 1774, race started to take on the meaning of a whole other concept, which was based on dividing people upon physical peculiarities. Its origin is French, from the Italian razza. Literary Use 1852 – Included in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stowe expressed the oppression faced by African Americans in everyday society in that specific point in American history. 1859 – Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species, along with all of his theories and observations written, Darwin further studied his experiments by dividing the different specie into “races”. 1895 – America’s first recorded automobile race 1957- In The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr., “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations”, race was included to discuss the hostile relationship between whites and blacks at that specific point in history. One Race Why do we do this to others? Say racist comments Do culture bias Love is not here We love our neighbor As long as they are the same Different people are weird Different cultures are stupid Why we think this I don't know We are all one race The human race by Gary R. Hess Countdown The race is starting soon. Be ready to go. You are on in 10... 9... 8... Please don't be slow. Next is 7... 6... 5... Get first place. Now it's 4... 3... 2... Be ready to race. Here comes 1, That great number, Telling us when to start the race. It's here now, So start your engine, And put on your best face. GO! By Joey Dille Annotated Bibliography Harper, Douglas....