Podcast
Behind the Bastards
It was used to justify the removal of Native Americans from their land, as it presented a racist depiction of their mental capacity compared to white individuals, which influenced popular opinion and government policies.
the structure of his mind appears to be different from that of the white man
— Episode: Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Scienc...
Episode: Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racis...
It was used to justify the removal of Native Americans from their land, as it presented a racist depiction of their mental capacity compared to white individuals, which influenced popular opinion and government policies.
the structure of his mind appears to be different from that of the white man
Native Americans were adverse to cultivation, slow and acquiring knowledge this view of Native American existence in society is not conducive to industrialization in progress