Has humankind learned anything about racism, ethnocentricism, & intolerance from
Has humankind learned anything about racism, ethnocentricism, & intolerance from the
pivotal events of the Holocaust against the Jews, Roma, & Slavs during World War 2? Has humankind become more or less racist, ethnocentric, & intolerant as a people? Why? Why not?
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