Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology's racist roots 150 years ago - 1 views
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“This is hardly surprising since most of the early [Black] pioneers of anthropology have only recently been brought to light.”
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Isabella Tungjaroenkul on 13 Jun 23Sadly not surprising. There are many amazing discoveries that are overlooked and even forgotten because they were performed or written by women or non-white people.
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It did not take long for Firmin to question his membership in a group openly hostile to people who looked like him. Faced with such a tough environment, Firmin remained silent at meetings.
