Word: melanin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First, in her original letter to The Crimson, Ms. Clarke listed five scientifically-backed arguments regarding the relationship between melanin and superior intelligence...
Based on the findings of these studies, Blacks, who have high levels of melanin, would be superior to whites. The purpose of the letter was not to endorse or encourage any kind of racial superiority as are the arguments presented in The Bell Curve. Ms. Clarke wanted all those who would quickly dismiss the theories regarding melanin to realize that they must treat the theories presented by Herrnstein and Murray in the same manner...
Secondly, in regards to charges of my bigotry, I will again repeat the statement that was printed in The Crimson on Oct. 28, 1994: "The information [the Melanin Theory] is not necessarily something we believe but some information we think those pursuing a true understanding of the Bell curve Theory should either address, ignore or refute...
...President Kristen Clarke '97 wasn't here for the Jeffries lecture. But in a letter to the editors of The Crimson, Clarke made a series of assertions cerily reminiscent of the CUNY professor's racist theories. Among them, was the following: "Melanin endows Blacks with greater mental, physical and spiritual abilities--something which cannot be measured based on Eurocentric standards...
...disagree with the very premise of the staff's editorial, as it serves no useful purpose. We do not need to combat a growing sentiment among Harvard students that melanin equals superiority. Instead, the editorial serves only to aggravate racial tensions on a campus where past experience shows the balance to be a fragile...