This article is about the American medical school professor. For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Wes George.
Wesley Critz George (1888–1982) was an American academic. He was Professor of histology and embryology and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1940 to 1949. He was a eugenicist and a segregationist.
Wesley Critz George was born in 1888.[1] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1911, followed by a master's degree in 1912.[2] He received a PhD in Zoology from the same institution in 1918.[2]
George returned to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was Associate Professor of Anatomy from 1920 to 1924, and Chair of the Department of Anatomy from 1940 to 1949 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2][3] He became Professor Emeritus in 1949.[2]
Beginning with studies of sponges and tunicates,[4] he became an internationally recognized researcher on the genetics of race. George is remembered for his 87-page pamphlet, The Biology of the Race Problem, printed for the Commission of the Governor (John Patterson) of Birmingham, Alabama, 1962.[5]
Views on race
George argued that the division between Black and White races was founded on fundamental biological differences. He saved special venom for Franz Boas and the Boasian physical anthropologists who argued that race was of no biological consequence. George used some of the results of intelligence tests that Arthur Jensen and Charles Murray and others used later as evidence of lower average intelligence among Blacks.[6]
After the 1954 Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision, George's fight against school integration escalated, reaching its height in 1955 - 1957, when George was active in the Patriots of North Carolina and then in the North Carolina Defenders of States' Rights which picked up the anti-integration banner after the Patriots' demise.[6]
A 1961 article in The Citizens' Council quoted George as saying,[7]
We badly need the states to establish and support offices to present the evil side of race amalgamation ... we have truth and virtue on our side.
George died in 1982.[1] His papers are preserved at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]
References
^ abc"W. C. George Papers, 1904-1971". Portal: African American Documentary Resources in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ abcdefgWelfare, Aaas Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human (December 1963). "Science and the Race Problem". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 38 (4): 366–371. doi:10.1086/403942. JSTOR 2818064. S2CID 225069001.
^Lewis, George (August 2004). ""Scientific Certainty": Wesley Critz George, Racial Science and Organised White Resistance in North Carolina, 1954-1962". Journal of American Studies. 38 (2): 227–247. doi:10.1017/S0021875804008424. JSTOR 27557515. S2CID 145401901.
^W.C. George and H.V. Wilson, "Sponges of Beaufort (N.C.) Harbor and vicinity", Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries36, 1919; W.C. George, "A comparative study of the blood of the tunicates", 1939.
^George is represented in S.T. Joshi, Documents of American prejudice: An anthology of writings on race from Thomas Jefferson to David Duke, 1999.
^ abJackson, John P. (2005). Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education. NYU Press. ISBN978-0-8147-4271-6.
Lay summary in: "Book Review: Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case Against Brown v. Board of Education". History Cooperative.
^"Professor Urges Use Of State Funds To Show Why Segregation Is Best". The Citizens' Council. March 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
^Winston, Andrew S. (Spring 1998). "Science in the service of the far right: Henry E. Garrett, the IAAEE, and the Liberty Lobby - International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology - Experts in the Service of Social Reform: SPSSI, Psychology, and Society, 1936-1996". Journal of Social Issues. 54: 179–210. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01212.x.
External links
S. Niven, "Wesley Critz George: Scientist and Segregationist", North Carolina Literary Review, 1998
January 28, 2023
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This article is about the American medical school professor For the Canadian ice hockey player see Wes George Wesley Critz George 1888 1982 was an American academic He was Professor of histology and embryology and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1940 to 1949 He was a eugenicist and a segregationist Wesley Critz GeorgeBorn1888Died1982EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillOccupationAcademic Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Views on race 4 Death and legacy 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditWesley Critz George was born in 1888 1 He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1911 followed by a master s degree in 1912 2 He received a PhD in Zoology from the same institution in 1918 2 Career EditGeorge was Professor of Biology at Guilford College from 1916 to 1917 2 He was a Maude Fellow at Princeton University in 1918 2 He became an Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Georgia in 1919 and an Associate Professor of Historology and Embryology at the University of Tennessee from 1919 to 1920 2 George returned to his alma mater the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was Associate Professor of Anatomy from 1920 to 1924 and Chair of the Department of Anatomy from 1940 to 1949 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2 3 He became Professor Emeritus in 1949 2 Beginning with studies of sponges and tunicates 4 he became an internationally recognized researcher on the genetics of race George is remembered for his 87 page pamphlet The Biology of the Race Problem printed for the Commission of the Governor John Patterson of Birmingham Alabama 1962 5 Views on race EditGeorge argued that the division between Black and White races was founded on fundamental biological differences He saved special venom for Franz Boas and the Boasian physical anthropologists who argued that race was of no biological consequence George used some of the results of intelligence tests that Arthur Jensen and Charles Murray and others used later as evidence of lower average intelligence among Blacks 6 After the 1954 Supreme Court Brown v Board of Education decision George s fight against school integration escalated reaching its height in 1955 1957 when George was active in the Patriots of North Carolina and then in the North Carolina Defenders of States Rights which picked up the anti integration banner after the Patriots demise 6 A 1961 article in The Citizens Council quoted George as saying 7 We badly need the states to establish and support offices to present the evil side of race amalgamation we have truth and virtue on our side George served on the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics 8 Death and legacy EditGeorge died in 1982 1 His papers are preserved at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 References Edit a b c W C George Papers 1904 1971 Portal African American Documentary Resources in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC Chapel Hill Retrieved 24 August 2015 a b c d e f g Welfare Aaas Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human December 1963 Science and the Race Problem The Quarterly Review of Biology 38 4 366 371 doi 10 1086 403942 JSTOR 2818064 S2CID 225069001 Lewis George August 2004 Scientific Certainty Wesley Critz George Racial Science and Organised White Resistance in North Carolina 1954 1962 Journal of American Studies 38 2 227 247 doi 10 1017 S0021875804008424 JSTOR 27557515 S2CID 145401901 W C George and H V Wilson Sponges of Beaufort N C Harbor and vicinity Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries 36 1919 W C George A comparative study of the blood of the tunicates 1939 George is represented in S T Joshi Documents of American prejudice An anthology of writings on race from Thomas Jefferson to David Duke 1999 a b Jackson John P 2005 Science for Segregation Race Law and the Case against Brown v Board of Education NYU Press ISBN 978 0 8147 4271 6 Lay summary in Book Review Science for Segregation Race Law and the Case Against Brown v Board of Education History Cooperative Professor Urges Use Of State Funds To Show Why Segregation Is Best The Citizens Council March 1961 p 4 Retrieved 9 December 2017 Winston Andrew S Spring 1998 Science in the service of the far right Henry E Garrett the IAAEE and the Liberty Lobby International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology Experts in the Service of Social Reform SPSSI Psychology and Society 1936 1996 Journal of Social Issues 54 179 210 doi 10 1111 j 1540 4560 1998 tb01212 x External links EditS Niven Wesley Critz George Scientist and Segregationist North Carolina Literary Review 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wesley Critz George amp oldid 1113534328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
