Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Sickle-Cell Disease, Richard Lewontin, Electrophoresis
3 Dec 2012
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Race is an idea that has evolved overtime, society has created this to further political goals: both africans and indians were subjected to racism, though the reasons for these forms of racism were somewhat distinct. Try to capture some of the similarities and differences in these forms of racism. Africans were known to be good as trades. Lower class of europeans one more rights by policing africans. Whites assumed natives were free men and not different from blacks. Jefferson thought natives were savages and should be exterminated or civilized (education and env could improve them) Cheapest/easiest way to get indian land and avoid war to was to take land, educate them and change there religion. Whites forced natives out of homes, killed them and sold land. Indian removal act (1/4th cherokee nation died in camps-shot and relocated) Believed mexicans were mere indians/savages (america took 1/3 of mexican land)
