The skull measurer's mistake : and other portraits of men and women who spoke out against racism

Enlightening stories of courageous eighteenth- and nineteenth-century men and women who defied the racial prejudices of their communities. In 1981, Stephen Jay Gould exposed the bad science behind nineteenth-century American studies that "proved" that Anglo-Saxons were superior because they had larger brains. In The Skull Measurer's Mistake, Sven Lindqvist tells the story of Friedrich Tiedemann, the nineteenth-century German doctor who dared to speak out against such racist science when it was first practiced. Along with Tiedemann's story, The Skull Measurer's Mistake recounts the antiracist efforts of Benjamin Franklin, Helen Hunt Jackson, Joseph Conrad, and others who argued and fought against prejudice and persecution. In 1981, Stephen Jay Gould Exposed The Bad Science Behind Nineteenth-century American Studies That Proved That Anglo-saxons Were Superior Because They Had Larger Brains. In The Skull Measurer S Mistake, Sven Lindqvist Tells The Story Of Friedrich Tiedemann, The Nineteenth-century German Doctor Who Dared To Speak Out Against Such Racist Science When It Was First Practiced. Often The History Of Racism Is Reduced To The Study Of Racists. Less Well Known Are The Stories Of Those Who Argued And Fought Against Prejudice And Persecution. In This Unique Book, Sven Lindqvist, Swedish Author Of Internationally Acclaimed Books On Africa, China, And Latin America, Profiles More Than Twenty Nineteenth-century Men And Women Who, While Not Themselves Victims Of Racism, Went Against The Temper Of The Time To Expose The Many Faces Of Prejudice. Along With Tiedemann S Story, The Skull Measurer S Mistake Recounts The Antiracist Efforts Of Benjamin Franklin, Helen Hunt, Joseph Conrad, Alexis De Tocqueville, And Others Whose Names Have Been Forgotten. Well-documented And Rich In Anecdote, Lindqvist S Book Shows How Racist Arguments Emerged And Reemerged Over Time. At The Book S Core Is Lindqvist S Belief That Knowledge Of Past Debates About Racism Can Help Us Defeat It Now. -- Amazon.com. The Discovery Of Prejudices : Benjamin Franklin -- Whether A Slave, By Coming Into England, Becomes Free? : Granville Sharp -- Why Not? : Georg Lichtenberg -- The Struggle Against The Slave Trade Begins : James Ramsay -- For Jews And Blacks : Henri Grégoire -- Doctor In Africa : Thomas Winterbottom -- The Skull Measurer's Mistake : Friedrich Tiedemann -- Poet Astray : William Howitt -- The Three Races Of America : Alexis De Tocqueville -- The Myth Of The Anglo-saxon Master Race : Charles Anderson -- Let The Chinese Come! : Raphael Pumpelly -- Exterminating People Is Wrong : Langfield Ward --anti-semitism, The Monster Of National Emotion : Theodor Mommsen -- A Century Of Dishonor : Helen Hunt -- The Silent South : George Cable -- White Natives Of Europe : William Babington -- How Perilous Is The Yellow Peril? : Jacques Novicow -- The Dying Negro : Joseph Conrad -- Equality Or Massacre : Anatole Leroy-beaulieu -- The Miss Marple Of Anthropology : Mary Kingsley -- For A Democratic South Africa : Olive Schreiner -- Denied Heritage : Theophilus Scholes. Sven Lindqvist ; Translated From The Swedish By Joan Tate. Includes Bibliographical References. The Skull Measurer's Mistake......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 1. The Discovery of Prejudices / Benjamin Franklin, 1764......Page 16 2. "Whether a Slave, by coming into England, becomes free?" / Granville Sharp, 1772......Page 22 3. "Why not?" / Georg Lichtenberg, 1778......Page 28 4. The Struggle Against the Slave Trade Begins / James Ramsay, 1784......Page 33 5. For Jews and Blacks / Henri Gregoire, 1789......Page 37 6. Doctor in Africa / Thomas Winterbottom, 1803......Page 43 7. The Skull Measurer's Mistake / Friedrich Tiedemann, 1837......Page 48 8. Poet Astray / William Howitt, 1838......Page 54 9. The Three Races of America / Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840......Page 59 10. The Myth of the Anglo-Saxon Master Race / Charles Anderson, 1850......Page 67 11. Let the Chinese Come! / Raphael Pumpelly, 1870......Page 73 12. Exterminating People Is Wrong / Langfield Ward, 1874......Page 81 13. "Anti-Semitism, the monster of national emotion" / Theodor Mommsen, 1880......Page 87 14. A Century of Dishonor / Helen Hunt, 1881......Page 96 15. The Silent South / George Cable, 1885......Page 105 16. White Natives of Europe / William D. Babington, 1895......Page 112 17. How Perilous Is the Yellow Peril? / Jacques Novicow, 1897......Page 119 18. "The dying negro" / Joseph Conrad, 1897......Page 125 19. ''Equality or massacre'' / Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, 1897......Page 137 20. The Miss Marple of Anthropology / Mary Kingsley, 1897......Page 146 21. For a Democratic South Africa / Olive Schreiner, 1897......Page 152 22. Denied Heritage / Theophilus Scholes, 1899......Page 160 Sequence of Events......Page 167 Bibliography......Page 173