Race is also a historical construction, meaning that the idea of race was formulated at particular historical moments and places. Of particular note in its development are the eras of colonialism—the practice of acquiring political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically—and slavery in the Americas. The idea of race involves classifying humans into distinct groups. Through classifying people into groups and assigning cultural and moral traits to each group, Europeans and their descendants have used the idea of race to justify exploitation, slavery, colonialism, and genocide.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:13:20 +0000
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