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In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy.
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Who's Black and Why?, Various authors
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- 2022
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- Title
- Who's Black and Why?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Various authors
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674244265
- ISBN13
- 9780674244269
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, True Stories, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Sociology, Anthropology, 18th century, African American Literature
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
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- In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy.