The 1840 U.S. Census indicated that enslaved Blacks had better mental health than free Blacks. Despite the fact that statisticians found statistical errors in the census, the figures were declared error-free. Use the concept of racial ideology to explain why these statistical errors were ignored by the U.S. government.

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The Answer of The 1840 U.S. Census indicated that enslaved Blacks had better mental health than free Blacks. Despite the fact that statisticians found statistical errors in the census, the figures were declared error-free. Use the concept of racial ideology to explain why these statistical errors were ignored by the U.S. government.