How the Smithsonian is Rectifying its Racist Past
It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but throughout the early 20th century, the Smithsonian acquired more than 280 human brains as a part of racist eugenics studies. More than a quarter of the brains still held by the Smithsonian today belonged to people in the DMV. Now, a Smithsonian task force says those remains should be repatriated. The Washington Post's Nicole Dungca is here to explain the reporting that triggered an investigation.
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