'Race'' and Racism: The development of Modern Racism in America

'Race' and Racism examines the origins and development of racism in North America. It addresses the inception and persistence of the concept of 'race' and discusses the biology of human variance, addressing the fossil record of human evolution, the relationship between creationism and science, population genetics, 'race'-based medicine, and other related issues. The book explores the diverse ways in which people in a variety of cultures have perceived, categorized, and defined one another without reference to any concept of 'race.' It follows the history of American racism through slavery, the perceptions and treatment of Native Americans, Jim Crow laws, attitudes toward Irish and Southern European immigrants, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the civil rights era, and numerous other topics. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii “Race”: Fact or Artifact?....Pages 1-19 The Biology of Human Variance....Pages 21-50 Internal Cohesion and Social Boundaries....Pages 51-85 How Did It Start?....Pages 87-113 Intellectual and Political Sources of Racism....Pages 115-149 From the Civil War to World War II....Pages 151-176 From World War II to the Present....Pages 177-203 Will We Ever Be Rid of It?....Pages 205-217 Back Matter....Pages 219-263 This study examines the origins and development of racism in North America through addressing the inception and persistence of the concept of A"raceA" and the biology of human variance. This study examines the origins and development of racism in North America through addressing the inception and persistence of the concept of A"raceA" and the biology of human variance