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Origins of American Racism
=== In the 19th century, early scientists like Samuel Morton performed analysis of the dimensions of skulls of various racial groups. Morton found that White individuals had the largest skull compared to Black and Native American individuals. Morton concluded that skull size was directly related to intellect, with larger skulls meaning smarter individuals. With this claim, he went on to publish that these slight biological differences prove that Black, White, and Native American individual are all of different species. Because they were seen as a different species, there was no moral issues with the inhumane treatment of them by slave owners. Once this initial structure was placed, the highly educated and elite Americans spread this misinformation and actively worked towards the sustainment of a race based hierarchical system. ===