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Introduction to The Blinding Light of Race: Race and Racism in Western Science and Society, Volume 1
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In 45 years of teaching about racism, I have found its story to be a powerfully enlightening narrative when the views of diverse scholars are presented in their own incisive language, each making his or her best effort to explain the problem in their times. The core of the book is based on a course which transformed over my years of teaching: Race, Biology and Society (University of Massachusetts-Amherst 1979-1980), Race and Gender, Racism and Sexism (withJohnnetta B. Cole, Alan Swedlund and Denise Miles, UMass 1981), Biology and Culture (Howard University 1982-2000; Spelman College 1989; Columbia University 1997), The Construction of White Supremacy (Institute for Policy Studies 1991), and Idea of Race (Brown University 1999; College of William & Mary 2001-present). It is cross-listed in its ultimate form for students of Anthropology, Africana Studies, and American Studies.
The Blinding Light of Race
Race and Racism in Western Science and Society
Volume I - Anthropology and Slavery at the Dawn of White Supremacy
ISBN for the three-volume set: 9781003863144
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2025
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Blakey, M. L. (2025). The blinding light of race : race and racism in western science and society. Routledge.
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