J. Marion Sims

5 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, South Carolina Protects Racist Monuments

Some Black lawmakers are urging colleges and local governments to defy state law and act on their own.
By Jeffrey Collins, AP

NYC Removes Statue Honoring 19th Century Surgeon Who Experimented On Female Slaves

The city voted to move a statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims, the "father of modern gynecology," from Central Park to his burial site in Brooklyn.
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Places Should Be Renamed, Statues Taken Down, North As Well As The South

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Black Women Are Protesting The Statue Of This Famed Gynecologist

The “father of modern gynecology” has a disturbing history of experimenting on black enslaved women.
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Why Black Women Are Protesting A Statue Of This Famed Gynecologist

J. Marion Sims, the "father of modern gynecology," has a disturbing history.
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