The term race refers to groups of people who have differences and similarities in biological traits deemed by society to be socially significant. Professor William Edelglass of Marlboro College will be presenting a fascinating talk on the concept of race and its history at the Waterbury Library on Wednesday evening, March 13th at 6 O'Clock.
The first European to divide the peoples of the world into distinct races, in the seventeenth century, claimed that the Sami people of northern Scandinavia were one of four races on earth; Native Americans, Europeans, South Asians, and North Africans together were considered a second race, while sub-Saharan Africans were the third, and East Asians the fourth.
How did such a bizarre distinction among groups of people develop into one of the most historically significant ideas of the modern world? Professor Edelglass will trace the intellectual history of the concept of race in the West, from its prehistory to today.
This is a Vermont Humanities Council Speakers Bureau event as part of the Vermont Reads 2019 activities. This year's pick is March: Book One, by civil rights icon John Lewis, co-authored by Andrew Aydin and illustrated by award-winning graphic artist Nate Powell. Lewis encounter prejudice, beatings, and imprisonings-- all because of the color of his skin.
Come to this talk at the library by Professor Edelglass for an enlightening view on how we as humans group people and why.
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