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Dobzhansky and Montagu’s Debate on Race: The Aftermath

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Dobzhansky and Montagu debated the use and validity of the term “race” over a period of decades. They failed to reach an agreement, and the “debate” has continued to the present. The ms contains an account of the debate to the present. This essay is part of a Special Issue, Revisiting Garland Allen’s Views on the History of the Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century.

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  1. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA

    Paul Lawrence Farber

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Farber, P.L. Dobzhansky and Montagu’s Debate on Race: The Aftermath. J Hist Biol 49, 625–639 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10739-015-9428-1

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