Joseph L. Graves as the “Black Darwin”? Think Again

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Darwin could never be considered the kind of anti-racist activist Graves makes him out to be. Source
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Darwinian Racism: D.C. Official Would See Unvaccinated Die of COVID as a “Necessary Evil”

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Elliot Tommingo holds the opinion that residents too stupid not to get vaccinated should die. Source
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Documentary Human Zoos Is Screened at Detroit’s African-American History Museum

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The film tells how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in what scholars today call “human zoos.” Source
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Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

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There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Source
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On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth

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Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” Source
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Charles Darwin in Light of Black History Month

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Was Darwin’s racism purely a function of his time and place, Victorian England? Historian Michael Flannery says no. Source
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