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Harad simply means "South," and clearly the Gondorians used it as a catch-all term for all the many peoples who lived south of the Poros, from their own kin, Black Numenoreans (and later Gondorian rebels) in Umbar, to the "black men" out of Far Harad.
PJ at least attempted to show this diversity, given the very different appearance and dress of (a) the Southrons encountered at the Black Gate by FS&G, (b) the very different, somewhat "Persian" Southrons ambushed by Faramir's Rangers, and (c) the entirely different vaguely "Polynesian" Swertings driving the Mumakil at the Pelennor.
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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