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Annotated Web Links
| Lecture Notes on the Social Construction of Race | | This Web page, by Dr. Pamela Oliver of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, contains her lecture notes on the social construction of race. (
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~oliver/soc220/Lectures220/General/idenconstruct.pdf
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| Institute on Race and Poverty | | IRP's strategic research examines the underlying causes of problems created at the intersections of racial and economic discrimination. IRP works with community groups, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, policy makers, foundations, and others to design practical studies that address community-defined problems. This Web site features a number of reports on racial profiling, housing discrimination, etc. (
http://www.irpumn.org/website/
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| Office of Minority Health | | The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will address health disparities. This Web site features data sets and reports on minority health issues, resource links, etc. (
http://www.omhrc.gov/
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| U. S. Census Race Data | | The Web site of the U.S. Census Bureau. (
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race.html
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| Southern Poverty Law Center | | The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation. This Web site features many educational materials. (
http://www.splcenter.org/
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