Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages“Anti-Semitism” Before “Semites”: The Risks and Rewards of Anachronism by Matthew Chalmers on July 13, 2017 share Did you know that the word "anti-Semitism" didn't exist before 1879? If that's true, how can we talk about anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages at all? Part XXV of our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, by Matthew Chalmers.read more