KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)

Description

This is a recording of William McCord, associate professor of sociology at Stanford University, author of ?Origins of Crime,? speaking on ?Race: an abused classification," in which he explains the biological characteristics that designate race in twentieth century Homo sapiens and suggests that the African American is not a race but a caste. McCord then goes on to give a summary of anti-racist arguments. The lecture is followed by a question-and-answer session. McCord wrote Psychopathy and delinquency (1956) with his wife, The origins of crime (1959), and The origins of alcoholism (1960).

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Pacifica Radio Archives

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Digital Commonwealth