Nature has a way of promoting diversity. What better way of promoting this diversity than by causing humans to have an innate xenophobia. Anyone with differently colored skin is Other, and thus should be treated with wariness. In the absence of interracial couplings, people can develop along their individual racial trajectories and maintain the separateness that persists to the modern day.
However, is this a true promotion of diversity? Suppose the genes that promote survival of some horrible future disease reside only within a particular race. Other "pure-blooded" peoples do not have access to this gene and die out as a result. What a waste of genetic diversity. It just does not seem to be practical.
A more logical view, perhaps, would be the residue of ancestral wariness. The same wariness that prevents cunning strangers from stealing or murdering on one's land. Given that this is not a universal trait, it is probably an offshoot of wariness bred of selfishness.
In my opinion, racism is merely the fear of the unknown taken too far. Everyone fears the unknown simply because it is uncertain. But given that humans are thinking creatures, they should be able to overcome this fear by the force of logic. It is unfortunate, therefore, that a good number of humans are either unaware of this innate fear or are unwilling to do anything about it.
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