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Alex Haley

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.

Alex Haley

Society

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Alex Haley is saying that people do not naturally dislike others based on physical differences; instead, they are influenced by the environment and culture around them. This means that negative attitudes about race come from what society teaches, not from something people are born with.

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