Shocking report reveals controversial racist brain collection in US

-Research shows that Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has more than 250 brains, mostly from people of color.

WASHINGTON – A recent media investigation has brought to light a disturbing revelation about the Washington-based Smithsonian Institute.

According to a report published by the Washington Post, the institute is housing a collection of hundreds of brains, mostly from Black and indigenous people collected in the early 20th century.

These remains have been kept without consent, raising questions about the ethics and rights of the deceased and their families.

The research shows that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has more than 250 brains, mostly from people of color.

The curator responsible for this collection, Aleš Hrdlička, wanted to use them to support his eugenicist belief that whites were superior to other races.

The collection is part of a larger repository of human bones and body parts that includes a total of about 30,700 objects.

The remains were transported to the United States from 80 countries, with bodies and organs taken from cemeteries, battlefields, morgues, and hospitals.

The victims’ descendants expressed their deep shock when they discovered that their ancestors’ brains were part of the collection.

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch said a task force has been established to develop a policy for the remains in the institution’s collections.

The institute also has commissioned researchers to study ethical options for returning the brains and other remains to their rightful resting places.

The research shows that some of the brains in Hrdlička’s collection are from Filipinos who were brought to the U.S. in 1904.