"Galen says that merriment dominates the black man because of his defective brain, whence also the weakness of his intelligence."

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RacismRacism in Asia
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Al-Masudi, Muruj al-dhahab, in **Lewis, B. (1992). Race and slavery in the Middle East: An historical enquiry. New York: Oxford University Press. p 52