The manifesto of human diversity and unity, eighty years after the Italian racial laws
On July 14 of 1938, ten Italian scientists undersigned the “Manifesto della razza” - an emblematic example of the connections between ideology, race and racism - which paved the way for the laws directed against the rights of people of Jewish origin. Eighty years on, racism continues to poison Italian society. Our country is seeing a surge of intolerance and violence against migrants, while antisemitism is still alive and kicking and anti-Roma and anti-Muslim feelings have become more widespread in our country than in other European countries.