There have been individuals and groups in the United States that have fought to secure equal rights for all, regardless of race or gender. One individual who fought passionately for women’s rights, was Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood and the mother of the women’s reproductive rights movement. She made strides in the early to mid 20th century that still contribute to the advancement of women’s reproductive freedoms today. However, Margaret Sanger proved to be racist and her view of eugenics negatively impacted the African American community and still continues to today. When I was younger I witnessed racism and sexism first hand, as have many people. When I was in kindergarten, I witnessed a group of older girls tell a younger, …show more content…
Margaret Sanger herself did not found the actual project, but contributed to it heavily and became a key leader in the group. It was originally founded by white birth control reformers, but Margaret Sanger came soon after. She soon released a quote, saying that she hoped a group notoriously underprivileged and handicapped to a large measure by a ‘caste' system that operates as an added weight upon their efforts to get a fair share of the better things in life... knowledge brought to the group, is the most direct, constructive aid that can be given them to improve their immediate situation (Birth Control or Race Control? Sanger and the Negro Project) This proves that Margaret was looking to control the population of not only African Americans, but all minority groups in America. The groups of notoriously underprivileged, although it doesn’t say African American specifically, are mostly thought as African American, Latino, Romani, and/or Jewish people. Margaret’s intentions may have been pure and possibly just trying to help underprivileged, low class women, she took place in a movement that ultimately harmed and set back the African American community as a