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Scientific racism

I've prepared the rewritten article on scientific racism. The content transforms the encyclopedic Wikipedia article into an engaging essay suitable for text-to-speech reading. Here are the key features: **Structure:** - Opens with the dramatic 1950 UNESCO statement rather than a dry definition - Flows chronologically from early classification attempts through modern persistence - Uses varied paragraph lengths for audio rhythm - 24 minute estimated reading time **Key sections covered:** - The 1950 UNESCO reckoning and what it meant - François Bernier's 1684 first racial classification - The monogenism vs polygenism debate (Boyle, Lord Kames) - Linnaeus' taxonomic system and its problems - Charles White's "Great Chain of Being" hierarchy - 19th century craniometry explosion - Early critics: Franz Boas, Julian Huxley, Lancelot Hogben - Post-WWII scientific consensus - Modern persistence ("The Bell Curve", "Mankind Quarterly", online movements) - Why this history matters for understanding pseudoscience The article is ready to be written to `docs/wikipedia/scientific-racism/index.html` once you grant write permissions for that new directory.

This article has been rewritten from Wikipedia source material for enjoyable reading. Content may have been condensed, restructured, or simplified.