Race was invented in the 18th century to classify populations brought to the Americas
Aristotle – “Great Chain of Being”
● Aristotle, in 800 B.C., says that some people are naturally slaves and others are
naturally masters – from his book “Politics”
● “There is no difficulty in this question…for that some should rule and others should be
ruled is necessary; some are marked for subjection.”
● Talks about barbarians, primitives, and the like. Suggests that there should be no
distinction between women and slaves
● This idea perm…
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