Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: The Roots of Race 2

This is the story of German-born anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, whose craniological research led him (in 1779) to divide human beings into five categories, based upon the size and shape of the human skulls he studied. This is also the story of the Age of Enlightenment (1700-1800) and the birth, development, and expansion of Scientific Racism - by white European men. #johannblumenbach #ageofenlightenment #race #racism #scientificracism