Tag: anti-racism
Joseph L. Graves as the “Black Darwin”? Think Again
Darwin could never be considered the kind of anti-racist activist Graves makes him out to be.
Yet Another Scholar Seeks to Airbrush Darwin’s Racist Legacy
Racists for decades, down to today, have looked to Charles Darwin as a champion of their ideas, and if they’re right about anything, it’s that.
A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce
Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure.
The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin
It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place.