__________________ was a pioneer in using anthropology as an instrument to combat racism.
A)Franz Boas
B)Matilda Coxe Stephenson
C)William Haviland
D)Stephen Jay Gould
E)Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala

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Franz Boas was a pioneer in using anthropology as an instrument to combat racism. Boas believed in cultural relativism, which means that all cultures should be analyzed without judgment and comparisons should not be made between cultures, as no culture is superior to another. He used his research to fight against the ideas of biological determinism and racial hierarchy, popular beliefs at the time that supported racism.

__________________ Was a Pioneer in Using Anthropology as an Instrument