Introduction:

“You are not born racist, you’re born into a racist society. And like anything else if you can learn it, you can unlearn it…Racism is a mental illness. If you judge people by the color of their skin, by the amount of a chemical in their skin you have a mental problem. You are not dealing well with reality.” – Jane Elliot (YouTube Search: Racism is a mental illness).

I. The Roots of Racism in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

Genesis 9:18-27 NRSV; Genesis 10: 6-20 NRSV