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The Three Races or Equality before the Law, 1859. Francisco Laso, Peruvian. Lima Art Museum, Lima.
1. What do you notice in this work of art?
2. There are many reasons why people hate each other. Sometimes, race is one of those reasons. Tell about racial tensions in your country or culture.
3. Choose a or b below:
a. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). What do you think it takes to heal racial hatred?
b. In Matthew 5:43-44, Jesus not only taught his followers to love each other, he instructed them to love their enemies by praying for them and not taking revenge on them. True love seeks the good of another. How can we love those who hurt us?
4. Francisco Laso tackles a difficult topic with dignity. Draw a picture or find a digital image showing unity between different races and ethnicities.
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