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What evidence is there of racism before colonialism?
Removed by modFrom what I understand the modern concept of race arose during the age of colonialism, but before that time, was there any documented accounts of racism against black people by white people?
The sort of proto-racism that existed in Europe before colonialism was strange, usually tied to religious differences, and mostly focused on climate of all things, with the idea that hot climates made people "bestial" and prone to immorality and heresy.
I thought it was the other way with pale blonds being seen as dumb brutes and ebony africans were seen as agile and intelligent.
Wasn't that Roman era stuff? Once you get to the late medieval/early modern era the prevailing idea was that warm climates were a corrupting influence, which tied into the religious conflicts with Muslims in the middle east and africa.