Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps 

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A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist. Source
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Honored by Statue, Democratic South Carolina Senator Said Some Blacks “Near Akin to Monkey”

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Benjamin Tillman was a monster. He publicly defended lynchings. He drew on evolutionary racism to preach black inferiority. Source
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White Fragility — A Free Pass for Scientists?

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“White Fragility” is the phrase of the moment. It refers to an unwillingness on the part of white people to admit “complicity” with racism. Source
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