The origins of Racism — Mistakes Were Made
5 min readFeb 25, 2021
Before the 17th century, humans did not identify according to race. Humans identified according to tribal associations and nation state affiliations. The works of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach started the spark that would change the world’s thinking about race.
Blumenbach studied Craniometry. In 1779, in his work, he divided the human species into five races. These terms are the first time we…