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Tolkein was opposed to Nazism's racial ideology, but in LOTR there are very distinct races with distinct good/evil features. Was Tolkein's use of the term "race" here different from what would been used by contemporary scientists or Nazis?

by /u/El_Capitan_man in /r/AskHistorians

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