The unseen truth : when race changed sight in America /

"Sarah Lewis deciphers the hugely popular nineteenth-century images that failed to dislodge Americans' faith in the mythical white homeland of the Caucasus. Actual Caucasians little resemble race science's ideals of whiteness, so Americans learned to manipulate their visual regime-and...

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Main Author:	Lewis, Sarah Elizabeth, 1979- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Racism against Black people > United States > History. Black race > Color > United States > Public opinion > History. Caucasian race > Public opinion > History. Color vision > Social aspects > United States > History. Visual communication > Social aspects > United States > History. Race awareness > United States > History. Scientific racism > United States > History. African Americans > Segregation > History. Caucasus, Northern (Russia) > History > Russian Conquest, 1831-1859 > Influence. United States > Race relations > History. Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires > États-Unis > Histoire. Communication visuelle > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire. Conscience de race > États-Unis > Histoire. Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Histoire. États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.

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