The roots of race run deep. Hosts Rev. Dr. Aliah MaJon, Joy Donnell, and Gillian Shelley look at what we’ve inherited from the idea of race (24:03), discuss restorative practices for healing the traumas of racism (40:02) and explore our evolutionary path to liberating race.
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Learn about how Bacon's Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied and how the aftermath created new classifications for race and caste.
Race theory also found its way into illustrations of Human Hierarchy Charts intended to rank different races as "more" or "less" human
The Crania Americana is noted as "the most important book on the history of scientific racism"