Book HackRacism, Not RaceBy Joseph L. Graves Jr., Alan H. Goodman
In a Nutshell
Biologists explore the oppressive history of race as a social construct, explaining how biological variation between people does not justify the concept of race or racism.
Favorite Quote
Many still think that the way we classify race in humans is fundamentally biological. However, that race, what we call biological race, does not exist in our species. It is a long-standing myth that provides cover for racism.
Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman
Introduction
What is race, and how do scientists understand the differences between racial groups?
Joseph L. Graves Jr. is an expert in evolutionary biology and genetics. He teaches at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Alan H. Goodman is a biological anthropologist and professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Informed by their scientific expertise and their personal experiences of racism and anti-Semitism respectively, Graves and Goodman respond to common misunderstandings about race.
In question-and-answer format, Graves and Goodman debunk myths about the history of racism and the supposed biological nature of race.
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