Tag: scientific racism
Seeking Racial Reconciliation in the Heart of Texas at a Screening of Human Zoos
I love taking part in post-screening discussions of my films because I get to hear and learn from perspectives different from my own.
YouTube Premiere of Award-Winning Film Exposes Human Zoos, Scientific Racism
“Science is a wonderful thing, but human zoos, scientific racism, and eugenics were shocking betrayals of science.”
What Anne Frank and Ota Benga Have in Common
Cruelty and injustice can seem an abstraction, committed against faceless people.
Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism
Dr. King was sharply critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke forcefully against the idea that humans are the products of a blind material process.
Survey: Americans Favor Education on Scientific Racism; Call for Famed Zoo, Museum to Apologize
“Most Americans realize we need to learn from the past,” said John West, writer and director of the new documentary Human Zoos. “But we can’t learn from the past if we cover it up.”