Evolution and Race in Mid-Twentieth-Century America
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami13142823922021-08-03T05:41:25Z Evolution and Race in Mid-Twentieth-Century America Siff, Sarah Brady American History American Studies History evolution evolutionary theory race African Americans civil rights popular science genetics Evolutionary theory in the United States has always been tied to the question of physical differences between groups of humans. During the modern civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, some argued that black people were less evolved than white people, as opposed to others who insisted that evolutionary theory proved all mankind arose from a single ancestor. Some segregationists compared black people to apes and monkeys to indicate lower evolutionary status, and others used the term “evolution not revolution” as an argument against significant changes in blacks’ status. In these ways, evolutionary theory was tainted by the acrimony of civil rights debates. This entanglement could be a factor contributing to the theory’s non-acceptance by a significant segment of Americans. 2011-08-25 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314282392 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314282392 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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