Major Antedating of "Racism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

The OED's first use of the word "racism," contributed by me, is dated 1932.  Below is an earlier citation.


1926 _Manchester Guardian_ 9 Feb. 7 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  The press of the Left is extremely mild.  The "Quotidien" [a French publication] remarks neutrally that the two Nationalisms are in conflict, and that "if German racism is a danger to the world Fascism is another."


Fred Shapiro

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