Talk:Chester Middlebrook Pierce

Article Started
I've started the article, but it obviously needs a lot of work. There seems to be plenty of information about Dr. Pierce, but I'm having trouble making it cohesive this evening. I'd love to have assistance, and will try to work on it some more soon. ★ Bigr   Tex  05:58, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Potential Information to Add
-Personality: He was often described as someone with quiet courage, grace, and humility.

-In 1968, he went up against the American Psychiatry Association to fight against the white leadership and their disinterest in black individuals.

-Believed racism was a determinant of public health, and was impactful to both the individual and the broader [https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2016.11a27 community.

-As the founding member of the Black Psychiatrists of America, Pierce was worried about the impact of television on young children of color. With his background in childhood development, he wanted television to be helpful with development. Because of his personal beliefs and the fact that he had a young daughter at the same time, Dr. Pierce assisted as a Senior Advisor to one of the most successful children's show of all time - Sesame Street. Sesame Street was also a platform that could be used to oppose racist messages that were found in many other television shows that were on air. (https://www.thedailybeast.com/chester-pierce-the-forgotten-tale-of-how-a-black-psychiatrist-helped-make-sesame-street)

Agree that there is a lot about him, just need to do more research and make it more coherent. Robertsonm17 (talk) 17:45, 26 February 2022 (UTC)robertsonm17

LSD and the Elephant
How can you have an article about Pierce and not mention that he's the guy who killed an elephant by dosing it with LSD? West, LJ, Pierce, CM, Thomas, WD (1962) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: Its effect on a Male Asiatic Elephant. Science, 138, 1100-1102 2601:600:9080:22A0:BCB6:FB5D:A645:7EFE (talk) 04:24, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

The co-author on that paper, Louis Jolyon West, was part of MK Ultra. Pierce is often assumed to be also, but I don't know if that is firmly established.