Author: John G. West
Maura: The Woman Whose Brain Was Stolen and Stored by the Smithsonian
Maura was brought from the Philippines to the U.S. in 1904 to take part in one of the public displays of indigenous people at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
Smithsonian’s Racist Brain Collection Exposed by Washington Post
These human specimens were collected in large part to dramatize how non-white peoples were supposedly lower on the evolutionary ladder than whites.
My Friend Olufemi Oluniyi and Darwin’s Legacy in Nigeria
Olufemi opened my eyes and heart to the importance of Nigeria to Africa, the dynamic role of Christians there, and the importance of Africa to the world.
When Darwin Came to Africa
Charles Darwin didn’t spend much time in Africa. But his poisonous ideas certainly did.
Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and Intelligent Design
Given Lincoln’s acknowledgment of the evidence of design in nature, he would be banned from expressing his views on evolution in most public schools today.