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im making a thread about the scientific and medical atrocities committed against Black folk to deem them sub-human/inferior. a lot of people do not understand that scientific racism is violent and pervasive, and it has been for centuries.
Samuel Cartwright:
a physician based in louisiana and mississippi who studied "diseases and peculiarities of the negro race." he diagnosed black americans with two diseases specific the race. drapetomania, a disease that caused slaves to runaway, and dysaethesia aethiopica (+)
a physician based in louisiana and mississippi who studied "diseases and peculiarities of the negro race." he diagnosed black americans with two diseases specific the race. drapetomania, a disease that caused slaves to runaway, and dysaethesia aethiopica (+)
a disease causing "rascality" in all black people. to cure these diseases, cartwright suggested "therapeutic beatings"
Julien Virey:
virey was a french anthropologist who's notable work focused on supporting black inferiority. virey noted there to be 47 anatomical differences between races and maintained that black people were more closely related to apes. he made the claim that not only are (+)
virey was a french anthropologist who's notable work focused on supporting black inferiority. virey noted there to be 47 anatomical differences between races and maintained that black people were more closely related to apes. he made the claim that not only are (+)
black people darker on the outside, but that this darkness presents itself interiorly as well (i.e brain and other organs were of a "darkened/black color")
Benjamin Rush:
benjamin rush was a beloved politician, educator, and "humanitarian." many consider him founding father and his signature can be found on the declaration of independence. rush was a prominent contributor to scientific racism and his work was used to justify slavery
benjamin rush was a beloved politician, educator, and "humanitarian." many consider him founding father and his signature can be found on the declaration of independence. rush was a prominent contributor to scientific racism and his work was used to justify slavery
he declared black people to be riddled with the condition of negritude, which he likened as a form of leprosy. he claimed the only means to cure it is to restore those with the sickness to the status of whiteness.
John H. Van Evrie:
a physician and author of many books championing and validating white superiority. he offered "scientific documentation" and religiously backed claims which deemed Black people as a different species. A notable theory of his being, that because "negroes" were
a physician and author of many books championing and validating white superiority. he offered "scientific documentation" and religiously backed claims which deemed Black people as a different species. A notable theory of his being, that because "negroes" were
non human, breeding between them and white people would result in mulattos that would be sterile.
Louis Agassiz
was a swiss biologist, geologist and Harvard professor. he referred to enslaved black people as african racial stock, and exploited them to support his many theories. through photographic capturing, agassiz made the visual assessment that black people were of other
was a swiss biologist, geologist and Harvard professor. he referred to enslaved black people as african racial stock, and exploited them to support his many theories. through photographic capturing, agassiz made the visual assessment that black people were of other
species and a product of "separate creationism." according to agassiz the black "species' were well below the capabilities of white people and were not capable and functioning humans.
