Statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims in Central Park. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
August 21, 2017
East Harlem statue of unethical M.D. should be the next ‘hero’ to fall, says community board
As protest and debate sweep the nation over the toppling of statues, centered around well-known Confederate names like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, here in New York City a lesser-known monument to medicine is in the spotlight for its offensive nature. The New York Times reports that Manhattan Community Board 11 is calling upon the city to remove an East Harlem statue of a white, southern doctor, Dr. James Marion Sims. Regarded as the father of modern gynecology, Sims achieved his success by performing experiments on slaves without consent and without anesthesia.
Definitely no hero here
Definitely no hero here
