Before Color Prejudice - The Ancient View of Blacks

About the author

Frank M. Snowden, Jr., was Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Howard University.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Snowden, Frank M Snowden, Frank M. Snowden
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1991
• EAN: 9780674063815
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06381-5
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: 3 maps, 54 halftones and 8 line illustrations in a 48 page insert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Social issues & processes, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies