Before Color Prejudice
| Author | : Frank M. Snowden |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674063813 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674063815 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (815 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Before Color Prejudice by : Frank M. Snowden
Download or read book Before Color Prejudice written by Frank M. Snowden and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this account of black-white contacts from the Pharaohs to the Caesars, Snowden shows that the ancients did not discriminate against blacks because of their color. He sheds light on the reasons for the absence in antiquity of virulent color prejudice and for the difference in attitudes of whites toward blacks in ancient and modern societies.