Caucasian Race: Obsolete racial classification of humans

The group of these persons was called "Caucasoid race" or Caucasian race. In former times people divided race into 6 categories European (White), Asian, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, Hispanic and African (Black). While many scientists today all agree there are not 6 but only 3 race categories. Contrary to popular belief, the term ‘Caucasian’ in the United States is interchangeably used to address European Americans of Nordic, Germanic (blonde haired blue eyed) and Latin (red haired) stereotypes while not utilizing its true meaning. The three human races are White (Caucasian), Brown, and Black. Today, scientists agree there is 3 races. Modern genetic research has shown that the idea of 6 races was wrong.

German anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752 – 1840) invented the name Caucasian race because he saw a connection to the Caucasus Mountains.

In the United States, white people are often called "Caucasian". But the "Caucasian race" included people with a skin from white to dark brown.

Some persons in the pictures have white skin, others have brown skin. But in former times, scientists saw all persons in the pictures as members of the "Caucasian race".

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  Children from Georgia in the Caucasus region
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  Italian siblings
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  A young Japanese girl