Race has functioned as something necessary to the construction of American character and quality in the creation of our national identity—American has been defined as "white".

在创造我们民族身份的过程中，种族对于美国人性格和品质的塑造起了至关重要的作用——美国人被定义为“白人”。

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The black and white flag went down, and the race began.

黑白旗落下，赛跑开始了。

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The race for the White House begins in earnest today.

为入主白宫而展开的竞选今天正式开始。

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Taney said the Constitution gave the right of citizenship only to members of the white race.

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Yeah, if they have a race riot round here, I'm gonna kill all the white folks with my poison."

当然，假如他们有那样的种族暴动，我会用毒药除掉他们，“

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The quote goes on: "As a race, the African is inferior to the white man.

他说道,"从人种这方面说,黑人比白人低劣

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The bureau -- defining a minority as anyone who is not "single race white" and "not Hispanic" -- released estimates on Thursday showing that 50.4% of children younger than 1 were minorities as of July 1, 2011, up from 49.5% from the 2010 Census taken in April 2010.

CNN: Most U.S. children under 1 are minorities, Census says

The two-year survival for hepatitis C was also lower for African Americans, although the rate for hepatitis B was similar for this race, white Americans and Hispanics.

BBC: 'Race role in liver transplants'

After Vice President Dick Cheney personally intervened to persuade Pawlenty to stay out of the Senate race, the White House has stepped in with assistance in the tight, three-way race to replace Gov. Jesse Ventura.

CNN: Bush campaigns to return Senate control to GOP