Race and ethnicity cannot be understood apart from historical context.

Evidence

This is partly because it seems impossible to discuss the present state of race and ethnicity without contextualizing current trends against the background of historically specific economic, social, and political processes. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 166

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 166