Few questions raise more hackles among Planned Parenthood defenders and opponents than the question of Margaret Sanger's possible racism. In fact, I've been called a servant of Satan for my position on this ... by pro-lifers!
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The Negro Project
The most damning piece of evidence against Sanger in the matter of racism is a letter in which she discusses the “Negro Project.” In my judgment, however, the evidence there is ambiguous at best.
Read MoreHarry Laughlin, Sanger's Racist Friend
While Sanger did not seem to be a racist, she attracted the worst of the racist eugenicists, including Harry Laughlin, into her movement.
Read MoreLothrop Stoddard, Sanger's Racist Friend
Lothrop Stoddard was a famous racist whom Margaret Sanger actively engaged to work with her organizations.
Read MoreGuy Irving Burch, Sanger's Racist Friend
Burch was a eugenicist and racist anti-immigration activist.
Read MoreClarence Gamble, Sanger's Racist Friend
Clarence Gamble worked for decades in Margaret Sanger’s national organizations (all early forms of Planned Parenthood) as well as the state affiliates. As a personal friend, she recruited him and involved him in important decisions. Gamble was a racist and ardent eugenicist.
Read MoreHans Harmsen, Sanger's Racist Friend
Hans Harmsen, a German physician, was an important scientific and academic supporter of Nazi policies in the 1930s and 1940s, such as the inhumane 1933 sterilization law that mandated coercion.
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