Race did not spread because it was scientifically persuasive. It spread because it served very human interests.” ...

These are fraught times for U.S. history — certain chapters of it, anyway. President Donald Trump recently claimed on his social media platform that the Smithsonian Institution, which includes the ...

From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race – but rarely in the same way or without controversy. Categories such as “free white males,” “free white females,” “all other ...

Early race theories -- England's American colonies and race theories -- Eighteenth-century anthropology -- Nineteenth-century anthropology -- The Teutonic origins theory -- The study of language and ...