In sixteenth and seventeenth century America, rather than color or racial distinction, religious and ethnocentric criteria were initially used to separate groups into superior and inferior categories.

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In early colonial America, religious and ethnocentric criteria were often used to categorize people, with distinctions based on religion, culture, and nationality before racial distinctions became more prominent.

In Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century America, Rather Than Color or Racial