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Only one nucleotide different, and yet discrimination still lingers throughout not only our history, but through our society today. While watching a movie in our ethnic studies class I never realized just how in common everyone is through their dna. If I was asked who I thought my Dna would resemble I would reply probably someone Caucasian and with an Irish decent. Come to find out humans are the most related beings that scientist have discovered so far. Fruit flies can look identical, however that appearance is on the outside. The two flies that appear to be the same are actually just as different as humans are compared to chimps. Biologist and specialized scientist have been searching over two hundred years for a difference between races. In the past they have explored from skull sizes to brain color, and even foot or clavicle type! When 1920 came around, it was said that it was a fact that their spot was to be on the bottom on the social ladder. An article called Vital Capacity even said they’d go extinct in 1896, and it was natures wish that they would. What they didn’t consider was their data was flawed due to poverty and hardships with their subjects. In the 1930’s sports started to favor the minority groups. Such as basketball among the Jewish decent and other sports in general with those of an African American decent. Dean Cromwell, the Olympic track coach commented saying it was in their nature because they were primitive beings who are used to running like beast. As soon as Jesse Owens started to make a name for himself scientist were all over him trying to figure out why he was so fast trying to prove the negro decent was primitive.
So my question is why do we even care if there is a difference in the dna. Its already proven that there is just as much difference between white and non-white as there is with white and white. The human lineage started in Africa and many of us may have adapted to different environments which could lead us to different skin color. What it comes down to is we are all human so it all goes back to Rodney Kings Question. Why cant we all just get along?