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The Invention of Race

The idea that race is a social construct comes from the pioneering work of anthropologist Franz Boas. During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, anthropologist Franz Boas actively sought to prove that race was a social construct, not a biological fact.

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The Invention of Race

November 19, 202012:01 AM ET

[Rund Abdelfatah headshot]

Rund Abdelfatah

[Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and co-producer of Throughline.]

Ramtin Arablouei

Jamie York

[Headshot of Julie Caine]

Julie Caine

Lawrence Wu

[Laine Kaplan-Levenson]

Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Victoria Whitley-Berry

Parth Shah

The Invention of Race

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