When did the term White race enter major European languages?
The term White race entered major European languages during the late seventeenth century. This shift coincided with the rise of Atlantic slavery and colonial social hierarchies.
Questions about White people
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who classified humans into four or five races in 1758?
Carl Linnaeus proposed natural taxonomic categories of the human species in 1758. He distinguished between Homo sapiens europaeus and other subdivisions including red Americans, yellow Asians, and black Africans.
What was the Supreme Court decision regarding Indian descent men in February 1923?
The Supreme Court decided United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind in February 1923 that Indian descent men were not White men. Courts concluded scientific evidence was incoherent regarding racial definitions by 1923.
How many people identified as White in Brazil's 2022 Census?
Brazil conducted its 2022 Census showing forty-three point five percent identified as White totaling 88,252,121 people. Estimates for Chile vary from twenty percent to fifty-two percent depending on source.
When did the French government ban collection of racial information?
The French government banned collection of racial or ethnic information in 1978. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies does not provide census data on White residents.