Why would Sanger accept an invitation to address the Klan? Perhaps a more interesting question is why would the Klan want to hear her speak? Her Negro Project demonstrates why.
Sanger was always willing to give a forum to the most racist members of the eugenics movement in America. Perhaps she unintentionally revealed her ultimate goal regarding “unfit” blacks in a letter in 1939:
“[We propose to] hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. And we do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.”
- Commenting on the ‘Negro Project’ in a letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, December 10, 1939. – Sanger manuscripts, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College.
To Sanger of course men and women were not fellow children of God but rather the fit, people like Sanger I suppose, and the unfit, those who did not meet Sanger’s criteria to be considered fit.
Following World War 2, and the association of eugenics with the defeated Third Reich in the mind of the public, Sanger and Planned Parenthood did their best to hide her support for eugenics, as detailed by Stephen Mosher here. However, it is the philosophy of Sanger, that some humans are better off never off never having been born, which led to Planned Parenthood embracing the “solution” of abortion. Once we view innocent humans as a problem the end result will always be mass death.
Margaret Sanger is a sick human being. Unfortunately, her legacy lives on with Planned Parenthood.
As a fledgling investor- with actual hundreds of dollars invested- I have come to an irrevocable conclusion: never will I invest dime one in any stock whose executives came to Capitol Hill, tin cups in hands, between September 15 and December 24. In retrospect, largely an effort to cover over years of negligence and/or incompetence with federal dollars. So PP finds itself in similar bind. Along with the entire adult entertain- make that, filth peddler industry, as Larry Flynt has requested a $5 billion donation. PP has laid off 30 employees, cut back businesses. In part because a major donor, some Florida joint big in subsidizing pro-death projects, allowed House of Madoff to manage its funds. Poof there went House of Madoff following financial sector meltdown. Funny how the skeletons of the past show up when the dirt which buried it is washed away. Thus the saga of the Klanswomen and La Singer. May stick in minds of certain Congresspersons when their current acolytes arrive, tin cups in hands.
We can never remind people enough of this connection.
Mark,
I guess you think extending this connection to Planned Parenthood sponsored politicians is a stretch?
God Bless,
Matt
Mr. DeFrancisis, I think it only fair to allow you to respond to Matt’s comment if you wish. After that I would prefer it if both you and Matt could comment without attacking each other. The comboxes of many other blogs tend to get bogged down in combox feuds. I am not going to allow that to happen in my threads. This is a place to debate ideas not to attack personalities.
Donald,
I’ll respectfully pass…
I can not believe people here are going now this rabbit hole. DOn’t you know the real crime is how Bush and others wanted to purify New Orleans in a ethnic way after Katrina and how this is all part of the Reagan famous Southenn game plan!!!
We should be discussing the racist dresses that will be in Obama’s parade not this!!! (SARC)
Thank you Mr. DeFrancisis. Sanger’s connection with outright racists and the eugenics movement is completely unknown to most people and you are correct that we cannot raise this enough.
I do wish this was examined more. Most Black Ministers I know are not pro-abortion but there is has been a curious lack of poltical action on this.
There is much attention given to have the Pro-life Catholic voice lost the battle in the 70’s in the machine of Democrat politics. Little to no attention is given what the African American clergy and activist were doing.
I know that evangelicals had sort of odd attitude toward abortion. For instance the SOuthern Baptist Convention passed a vote basically supporting the right to privacy I believe as to abortion. It was not till ROE they got activated in a huge way and it took the Carter years to do that.. Is this a matter of perhaps African Americans Protestant Christians sort of sharing in the same Pre-Roe mindset?
A former fellow parishioner and lay theologian wrote a book on this:
http://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Sangers-Eugenic-Legacy-Fertility/dp/0786420111/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232228261&sr=8-1
BlackGenocide.org – One black minister who’s putting up a fight.
Thank you Catholic Anarchist and Christopher for the book cites. I think we just have scratched the surface here of a very dirty story, and it needs more research. Sanger and Planned Parenthood did their best to sanatize her pre-war activities after World War II and I think there is still much documentation, especially in private correspondence, yet to come to light.
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