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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Eugenics and The Caged Man
Welcome back to another episode of Black History Fun Fact Friday. It’s been a long time and we have a lot to cover today. If you’re new to this blog or this segment be sure to visit the BHFFF page HERE for more EPs. The Caged Man Mbuti or Bambuti are one of the several… Continue reading
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Race Doesn’t Exist
French physician Francois Bernier was the first to use the word “race” as a category for scientifically classifying humans in a 1684 essay titled “A New Division of the Earth, According to the Different Species or Races of Men Who Inhabit It”. In addition, Johan Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840), a medical professor in Germany, argued that… Continue reading
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