influence on racial worldview
TITLE: race (human): Transforming “race” into “species”
SECTION: Transforming “race” into “species”
In 1799 Charles White, a Manchester physician, published the earliest proper “scientific” study of human races. He described each racial category in physical terms, identifying what he thought were differences in the head, feet, arms, complexion, skin colour, hair texture, and susceptibility to disease. White actually measured the body parts of a group of blacks and whites, lending...