Tag: Civil War
Origin of Species — A Safe Book in the South?
We can assume that this writer would have been a Connecticut Yankee, a strong opponent of the South and slavery.
Aeschliman: The Charles Darwin/John Brown Connection
The year 1859, when Darwin changed the course of science and when John Brown rebelled and died, was a profound historical turning point.
Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts
Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination.
Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag
Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds.
Honored by Statue, Democratic South Carolina Senator Said Some Blacks “Near Akin to Monkey”
Benjamin Tillman was a monster. He publicly defended lynchings. He drew on evolutionary racism to preach black inferiority.