Omi and Winant identify the first racial project in the U.S. as which of the following events?

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Omi and Winant argue that the first racial project in the U.S. was the conquest and colonization of America, which involved the formation of racial categories and hierarchies based on White superiority and the subjugation of Black and Indigenous peoples. The other events listed (Civil Rights Movement, World War II, Industrial Revolution, and American Civil War) were significant in shaping race relations in the U.S. but were not the first racial project.

Omi and Winant Identify the First Racial Project in the U.S