“The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are inferior to those of another race.”

— Franz Boas

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About Franz Boas

Anthropologist • American

Franz Boas was a pioneering German-American anthropologist widely regarded as the 'Father of American Anthropology.' He revolutionized the field by rejecting prevailing theories of racial hierarchy and introducing the...

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