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American Museum of Natural History and a prominent racist
and evolutionist anthropologist of the early 20th century, made

comparisons between races and came up with a number of de-
ductions totally lacking any scientific evidence:
The standard of intelligence of the average adult Negro is similar
to that of the eleven-year-old youth of the species Homo sapiens. 43
As can be seen from such statements, most 19th- and 20th-
century evolutionist scientists were racists who ignored the dan-
gers posed by their twisted views. About the destructive effects
of their so-called “scientific” racism, the American scientist
James Ferguson has this to say:

The middle of the 20th century saw another surge of racism in
certain regions of the USA. The Ku Klux Klan, whose ideology
was based on violence, was one of the most prominent
supporters of American racism. This organization supported
such errors as the superiority of the white race and caused the
deaths of a great many people.