Continuing its efforts to combat racial prejudice, the UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – today published two pamphlets by noted scientists disproving entirely the theory of a “pure” race. One booklet, “Racial Myths,” is written by Juan Comas, professor of anthropology at the Mexican School of Anthropology. The other, “Race and Culture,” is written by Prof. Michel Leiris, a leading French anthropologist.
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