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Should the term 鈥淎nglo-Saxon鈥� be dropped because it鈥檚 been adopted by racists?

People online are angry because a history journal has dropped 鈥淎nglo-Saxon鈥� from its title. Critics say it is pandering to American academics who are unduly worried about the term being used by white supremacists. The journal says that鈥檚 got nothing to do with it. It鈥檚 part of an ongoing debate about whether 鈥淎nglo Saxon鈥� is useful and appropriate. How did the argument start? Where did the term actually come from? And how has it been used in modern times to talk about race?

Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Simon Tulett, Simon Maybin, Natasha Fernandes
Editors: Bridget Harney, Sam Bonham