History's Samuel Redman Quoted in New York Times Article on American Museum of Natural History Collection of Human Remains
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In an article for the New York Times, historian Samuel Redman discusses news that the American Museum of Natural History would address its collection of around 12,000 human remains. The museum said the human remains collection was added to through the 1940s and included practices now viewed as abusive and racist.
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While some researchers have said they believe there might still be merit to holding on to the “medical collection” remains, Samuel Redman said:
These remains have served their time. . . . Oftentimes, remains are brought to museums with grandiose visions of what they would accomplish, and the scientific research has very rarely lived up to those goals.