COMPILATION: Scientific Racism From Pre-Brown to Trump

Описание: #intelligence #iqtesting #psychology #history #jensen #education #eugenics #inequality

What is intelligence? How much can we boost IQ? How can we improve scholastic achievement? Who are Arthur Jensen, Wickliffe Draper, William Shockley, or Charles Murray? What is the Pioneer Fund? How can this lead to authoritarianism?

Here are all 11 parts to my video series about the history of scientific racism as outlined by Dr. William H. Tucker. This series starts post-WWII and works its way forward through Jensenism and The Bell Curve to current events in Trump's America.

AI Summary: The discourse surrounding intelligence and race in America has evolved significantly since the 1960s, particularly through the controversial contributions of figures like William Shockley and Arthur Jensen. Shockley, a Nobel laureate physicist, ignited discussions on eugenics by proposing that social welfare programs, such as Medicare and food stamps, were detrimental to societal progress, particularly among the "genetically inferior." He argued that advances in medical technology allowed individuals with genetic defects to reproduce, thereby leading to a perceived decline in the quality of the human gene pool. His views, reminiscent of early eugenicists, suggested that the government’s intervention in the lives of the impoverished was a misguided attempt to improve society. Shockley’s theories gained traction, particularly among segregationists and those funded by Wycliff Draper’s Pioneer Fund, which sought to promote scientific racism. Meanwhile, Jensen, a psychologist, furthered these discussions with his 1969 article in the Harvard Educational Review, which posited that differences in intelligence between races were largely hereditary. His work suggested that compensatory education efforts had failed and recommended eugenic measures to address what he viewed as the proliferation of genetically inferior populations. Jensen’s argument was delivered with a veneer of scientific rigor, presenting a troubling narrative that linked race and intelligence in a manner that resonated with the socio-political climate of the time, as civil rights movements shifted towards addressing the needs of the poor. The backlash against his article was intense, with critics arguing that it provided a pseudo-scientific justification for racism and classism, amid growing tensions surrounding race relations in America. As the debate continued, figures like Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray would later build on these ideas in their 1994 book, "The Bell Curve," which suggested that intelligence, largely inherited, was a key determinant of socio-economic status and that efforts to promote equality would only exacerbate existing disparities. This narrative found renewed relevance in modern political landscapes, particularly as populist movements arose to challenge the perceived elitism of the cognitive elite, even as they simultaneously embraced figures from that very elite. The complex interplay of race, class, and intelligence continues to influence contemporary discourse, highlighting the persistence of these outdated and dangerous ideas, while echoing historical patterns of discrimination and exclusion. This ongoing struggle against the legacy of eugenics and the misuse of intelligence research serves as a reminder of the need for vigilance and critical examination of the narratives that shape societal attitudes towards race and inequality in America.

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This series of essays relies heavily on:
Dr. William H. Tucker's books:
= The Science and Politics of Racial Research
= The Funding of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper and the Pioneer Fund

Supplemental material during "Painfully Simple Eugenics" is taken from War on the Weak by Edwin Black

More sources:
https://race.undark.org/articles/drap...
https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/...
https://virginiahistory.org/learn/civ...
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