Tag: statues
Cancel Caribou? Another Questionable Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History
The role of science in justifying racism and eugenics is a subject that needs to be opened up wide, not decorously ignored any longer.
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.
Elk Goes Down; Darwin Breathes a Sigh of Relief
What is the evolutionary argument against unapologetic racism and the supremacy of whatever race can climb to the top?
Margaret Sanger Statues Honor a Racist and Eugenicist; but as with Darwin, Let Her Stay
Historical statues are a dispersed temple to memory, in need of vigilant guarding.