Q1. Organizers of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair put on display people whom they defined as "other." Although few would do thing today, many still see others as distinctly different from themselves. In your community, who is seen as "different"? What characterizes those who are defined as different?
Q2. How did expanding democracy and giving opportunities to more white men intersect with American society becoming increasingly "race based"? How did racism benefit white men?
Q3. How was the notion of Manifest Destiny shaped by beliefs about race? What is the relationship of Manifest Destiny to current foreign policies?
Q4. What role did beliefs about race play in the American colonization of Mexican territory, Cuba, the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico?
Q5. What is the significance of the episode's title, "The Story We Tell"? What function has that story played in the U.S.? What are the stories about race that you tell? What are the stories you have heard? Did the film change the way you think about those stories?If so, how?