Racism, Not Race

In this book, two distinguished scientists tackle common misconceptions about race, human biology, and racism. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman show readers why antiracist principles are both just and backed by sound science.

Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor in the Department of Biology at North Carolina A&T State University. He is a fellow of the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His books include A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems (2022). Graves was named a "Genius Award" honoree by the Liberty Science Center. Alan H. Goodman is a professor of biological anthropology and a former vice president of academic affairs at Hampshire College. He is a past president of the American Anthropological Association and codirects its public education project on race. He is a coauthor of Race: Are We So Different? (second edition, 2019), among other books.

List of Questions Preface Introduction: What Are Race, Racism, and Human Variation? 1. How Did Race Become Biological? 2. Everything You Wanted to Know About Genetics and Race 3. Everything You Wanted to Know About Racism 4. Why Do Races Differ in Disease Incidence? 5. Life History, Aging, and Mortality 6. Athletics, Bodies, and Abilities 7. Intelligence, Brains, and Behaviors 8. Driving While Black and Other Deadly Realities of Institutional and Systemic Racism 9. DNA and Ancestry Testing 10. Race Names and "Race Mixing" 11. A World Without Racism? Conclusions Notes Index