Racism And Phrenology

Phrenology was an attempt by early neuroanatomists to explain the abstract theories of the function of the brain, and its conclusions drew attention towards racial inferiority. Minority races were depicted as less intelligent and more prone to acts of violence, and these depictions created racial biases that would last for generations. Phrenology marks one of the biggest mistakes in the medical community’s history. It scientifically justified racism through false theories directed towards other races’ intellectual abilities, constructed false relationships between the physiology of the skull and personal characteristics, and affected the way American culture acted towards minority races decades after it first became a field of research. Genetics