What were the core beliefs of Social Darwinists? How did William Graham Sumner and Josiah Strong apply Social Darwinism to American society?
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Social Darwinists drew parallels between Darwin’s theory of “survival of the fittest” and the workings of modern society.
They argued that government intervention on behalf of workers and the poor distorted natural processes and were misguided, dangerous, and ultimately doomed to failure.
In essence, Social Darwinists distorted science in order to justify the exploitation of the poor and laboring classes.
William Graham Sumner used the ideas of Social Darwinism to justify the hierarchy and inequality of the industrial workplace, as well as the triumph of “Anglo Saxons” in North America.
The Reverend Josiah Strong drew on the ideas of Social Darwinism to claim that “civilized” whites would eventually displace “barbarous,” dark-skinned peoples across North America and around the world.
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