Describe How from the Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth Century

question 57

Essay

Describe how from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, leading scientists developed a scientific view of black Americans and other people of color as innately inferior and thus deserving of subordination.

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Definitions:

Mediation

A conflict resolution process involving a neutral third-party who helps disputing parties find a mutually acceptable solution without making decisions for them.

Railway Labor Act

A U.S. federal law originally passed in 1926 that governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries.

Med-arb

A hybrid dispute resolution process combining mediation and arbitration where unresolved issues in the mediation phase are arbitrated.

Chilling Effect

A situation where speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of those who have the power to penalize.