Prior to the United Nations' attempt to define race in the 1970s, there had been no scientific inquiry into the construction of race.

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This statement is incorrect. Scientific inquiry into the construction of race had been conducted prior to the United Nations' attempt to define race in the 1970s. However, the UN's attempt to define race was significant in terms of attempting to create a global consensus on the meaning of race.

Prior to the United Nations' Attempt to Define Race in the 1970s