The Political Activism of Anthropologist Franz Boas, Citizen Scientist – Alan H. McGowan

Anthropology, a subject that fascinates so many of us. How many of us, however, know of a man Franz Boas, who denied the notion of racial superiority and introduced the notion of cultural relativity. He was among the first to speak out, in his professional environment, that of a scientist, in political arenas, about race relations and free speech.