Is there a better way to deal with race?

There are a lot of debates about the CRT ideals that are being pushed to be taught in schools. These ideals are basically saying one race has abused all others and used those others for their own gain. Yes, I know this is a gross generalization, but bear with me.

I’m wondering if this is the right thing to be teaching our kids about race. What if we started teaching them how all people are alike? How many similarities their are and that the only difference between many people is their outer covering. My thinking is that if you can get that as a basis, all the other aspects of racism fall apart. You could expand that thinking into critical evaluation of the actual racism that does occur, showing that those doing it are narrow minded and petty at the very best. And it doesn’t stoke hatred by bringing up all the ancient wrongs that have been done causing even more divide and racism.
Would this approach be a better way to start teaching K-12 kids?