Tag: scientific racism
Memory Purge: Eugenicist Margaret Sanger Gets Canceled by Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood seeks a way to quiet a controversy without searching its own soul.
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.
American Museum of Natural History Cancels Teddy Roosevelt; Keeps Bust of Racist Director?
Last month, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City requested removal of an iconic statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback.
White Fragility — A Free Pass for Scientists?
“White Fragility” is the phrase of the moment. It refers to an unwillingness on the part of white people to admit “complicity” with racism.
African Genocide: The Horror of Scientific Racism
My documentary only tells one part of the story of racism, and only a part of the story of Social Darwinism’s influence on Western imperialism.