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How did medieval Europeans think about race (if at all)? Do any writings survive on the subject of racial differences (skin tone, et al) and what, if any, significance was attributed to these differences? Was there any medieval corollary to the “scientific racism” of the 19th & 20th centuries?

by /u/Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink in /r/AskHistorians

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