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Anthropology in 10 or Less: Race E2: Where Does the Concept of Race Come From?

In this episode of Anthropology in 10 or Less, anthropologist Michael Kilman examines the historical origins of race and racism and why the racial categories we take for granted today are far more recent than most people realize. Many assume that race and racism have existed for all of human history. While discrimination and in-group and out-group behavior are ancient, the modern concept of race, particularly the categories of “Black” and “White,” was deliberately constructed in the colonial Americas for specific political and economic purposes. This episode focuses on the 17th century Virginia and Maryland colonies, where European and African laborers once lived and worked together under similar conditions. Through a combination of labor shortages, class conflict, and elite fear of rebellion, most notably Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676, colonial lawmakers introduced racial divisions as a tool of social control. Topics covered include: -Why skin color was not always a marker of difference -Indentured servitude and early colonial labor systems -The creation of “whiteness” as a legal and social category -How racial privilege functioned as a racial bribe -Laws that institutionalized racial hierarchy -The role of early science and taxonomy in racial thinking -Carl Linnaeus and the racialization of Enlightenment science This episode argues that race was created as a mechanism of class control, not as a reflection of biological reality, a claim later confirmed by genetics and physical anthropology. Part two of this series sets the foundation for future episodes exploring: Race in the 19th century Scientific racism, eugenics, and social Darwinism How modern racism continues to be reproduced If you are a student, educator, writer, or anyone trying to understand how race was constructed and why it still matters, this episode provides essential historical context. Special thanks to Dr. Jacqueline Battalora on this one. Check out her 5-Day Free Ecourse; Where Did “White People” Come From? http://www.BattaloraFreeEcourse.com Check out my new book on Anthropology! https://books2read.com/u/bp81zX You can also support me by checking out my scifi novels. https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Kilman... In this second part of our series on Race, we explore the origins of the concept of Race in history. Contrary to popular belief, the concepts surrounding Race and the categories of Black and White did not always exist but had a moment in history where they were created for a very specific purpose. Help us Get More Episodes Up Faster By Supporting this show at Patreon   / anthropologyin10orless   Music by Mr. Clifton   / paul-clifton-4   References/Further Reading on this Topic Michelle Alexander The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0067NCQVU/... Jacqueline Battalora Birth of a White Nation: The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TTEDHU8/... http://www.jacquelinebattalora.com/wh... Howard Zinn A People's History of the United States https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Histor... John Hartigan Race in the 21st Century: An Ethnographic Approach https://www.amazon.com/Race-21st-Cent...