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Part Two: Empires of Division:
 a short history of race from Hippocrates to Hitler and beyond

Race seems such an obvious, natural part of human life. But where does
the idea come from? How has it come to be weighed down with the
baggage of hatred, prejudice and fear? Is human difference, in itself,
a cause of racial division?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/default.htm

Part Two: Race and Science

Human typologies, comparative anthropology, social Darwinism and
Eugenics; the rise of the natural sciences in the 18th century paved
the way for a fully-fledged science of race that culminated in
Hitler's Holocaust. Today's program explores the less-than-
distinguished part science has played in developing our modern idea of
race.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/stories/2009/2718159.htm

Coming Up
Part Three: Empires of Division - A Short History of Race From
Hippocriaties to Hitler and Beyond

Saturday 07 November 2009
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/stories/2009/2724292.htm

Race seems such an obvious, natural part of human life. But where does
the idea come from? How has it come to be weighed down with the
baggage of hatred, prejudice and fear? Is human difference, in itself,
a cause of racial division?



Saturday at 4pm  repeated Sunday at 6am

Programmed and presented by  Sue Clark


7 November 2009
Part Three: Empires of Division -
 A Short History of Race From Hippocriaties to Hitler and Beyond

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Race seems such an obvious, natural part of human life. But where does
the idea come from? How has it come to be weighed down with the
baggage of hatred, prejudice and fear? Is human difference, in itself,
a cause of racial division?

Part Three: Race and Politics

From the enlightenment ideals of the American Declaration of
Independence to the hate crimes of today, America is built upon the
politics of race. This program looks at the history of race politics
in America, at how racial division became enshrined in the US
constitution, and how America invented its own version of the "Black
race".

This series was presented and produced by Gary Bryson in August 1999.
The technical producer was John Cochrane.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/stories/2009/2724292.htm