How Did Racism Develop in the Early 1800s

question 26

Multiple Choice

How did racism develop in the early 1800s?

• A) Science became more objective and held that blacks and whites were equal.
• B) Northern whites became more racist than southern whites.
• C) Racists believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites.
• D) Educated people were beginning to believe that blacks were superior to whites.

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