Racism, doctrine, belief, or assumption that inherited biological differences cause some human subpopulations to be fundamentally different from, or superior to, others. In this sense, racism originated in the mid-19th century, although evidence of racial discrimination can be detected in much earlier historical periods. (Microsoft Encarta ® 2006.) By the beginning of the 20th century [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Uprooting Racism: Dismantling a System Built on a Myth
Racism and Xenophobia I suppose we are discussing the topic of racism because in a month’s time South Africa is hosting the UN Conference on the same topic. But a word of caution: the international conference has a longer name, and that is certainly not accidental. It is a Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia [...]