Race and the Enlightenment

This is a collection of the most influential writings on race that the European Enlightenment produced. The Enlightenment thought reason and civilization became... » 

This is a collection of the most influential writings on race that the European Enlightenment produced. The Enlightenment thought reason and civilization became synonymous with white people and Northern Europe, while unreason and savagery were located among blacks and non-whites outside Europe. «