Who's black and why? : a hidden chapter from the eighteenth-century invention of race
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
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xvi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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"In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gates, H. L., Jr., & Curran, A. S. (2022). Who's black and why?: a hidden chapter from the eighteenth-century invention of race . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr and Andrew S, Curran. 2022. Who's Black and Why?: A Hidden Chapter From the Eighteenth-century Invention of Race. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr and Andrew S, Curran. Who's Black and Why?: A Hidden Chapter From the Eighteenth-century Invention of Race The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr,, and Andrew S Curran. Who's Black and Why?: A Hidden Chapter From the Eighteenth-century Invention of Race The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.

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