page_title: Scientific racism
hierarchical_section_title: Scientific racism
caption_attribution_description: English: Scan from The Mismeasure of Man, but originally from a mid-19th century work. A scientific demonstration from 1868 that the Negro is as distinct from the Caucasian as the Chimpanzee. Josiah Nott was a polygenist who believed that the "races" of man had always been separate. Shown heads and their supposed skulls. Text: "Apollo Belvedere, Greek, Negro, Creole negro, Young Chimpansee, Young Chimpansee"
context_page_description: Scientific racism is the use of science to support racism. In the 19th century, scientists divided humankind into different groups called "races".
  For instance, the group of black people was called "Black race" or "Negroid race". Many scientists said that white people were superior to black people. In this way, scientists supported slavery and Jim Crow laws.
  In the 19th century, some scientists said that Jews were a race. People like Houston Steward Chamberlain wrote that Jews were a danger to other people. Adolf Hitler read some of their books. He ordered the Holocaust in which about 6 million Jews were murdered.
  Today, scientists agree that there is only one human race. Modern genetic research has shown that the idea of different races was wrong. Scientists also say that the "belief in races" is a very bad thing that has caused much damage.
context_section_description: Scientific racism is the use of science to support racism. In the 19th century, scientists divided humankind into different groups called "races".
  For instance, the group of black people was called "Black race" or "Negroid race". Many scientists said that white people were superior to (better than) black people. In this way, scientists supported slavery and Jim Crow laws.
  In the 19th century, some scientists said that Jews were a race. People like Houston Steward Chamberlain wrote that Jews were a danger to other people. Adolf Hitler read some of their books. He ordered the Holocaust in which about 6 million Jews were murdered.
  Today, scientists agree that there is only one human race. Modern genetic research has shown that the idea of different races was wrong. Scientists also say that the "belief in races" is a very bad thing that has caused much damage.
caption: Indigenous Races of the Earth (1857), Josiah Clark Nott and George Robins Gliddon implied that "Negroes" were a creational rank between "Greeks" and chimpanzees.
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