Examples of race as a social construct

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Assignment:

For this discussion forum, please review the two primary sources below. Use the information about this era in history that you've gained from your textbook reading and these primary documents to respond to the discussion prompt and your fellow classmates' ideas.

Primary Source 1

The Oxford English Dictionary, which catalogs the changing meaning of words, defined "black" in the 15th century as:

"deeply stained with dirt; soiled, dirty, foul, having dark or deadly purposes, malignant, pertaining to or involving death; baneful, disastrous, sinister, iniquitous, atrocious, horrible, wicked"

It defines "white" during the same period as:

"purity, beauty, and goodness"

Primary Source 2

Observe the Mexican painting from the 18th century - an artistic way of keeping track of race mixing by race mapping in New World Spanish-American colonies. Click here to see a larger version.

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Discussion Prompt

How do you see these primary sources as examples of race as a social construct? Using these primary documents and your readings in the textbook, can you see differences amongst Europeans as to how they view New World races? (ex: the French vs. the Spanish). How did the introduction of African slaves impact the issue of race in the Americas?

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