Anthropological Measurement: The Mismeasure of African Americans

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 568, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 154-171

  Jackson, Fatimah L c ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0034405616     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000271620056800112     Document Type: Article

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