# The lie that invented racism

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCharlottesville
- Speaker: John Biewen
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/john_biewen_the_lie_that_invented_racism)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That's what journalist and documentarian John Biewen did, leading to a trove of surprising and thought-provoking information on the "origins" of race. He shares his findings, supplying answers to fundamental questions about racism -- and lays out an exemplary path for practicing effective allyship.

## Lectures

1. [The lie that invented racism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_biewen_the_lie_that_invented_racism/cf5cb54c18fc), 19 min (TED's player)