Is it true Einstein advocated eugenics?

No, not at all. He was interested in eugenics but only the importance of selecting partners with favorable hereditary prospects. This interest came about when his youngest son, Eduard, became very ill with scrofula. He suspected Eduard had genetically inherited it from his wife, Meliva, because she had also had the disease. read more

He opposed Hitler’s eugenics policies, and fought racism all his life. Albert Einstein Called Racism “A Disease of White People” in His Little-Known Fight for Civil Rights. Einstein did live during the era of Social Darwinism. Im sure he knew about eugenics and its implications — but I see nothing that would indicate that he advocated eugenics. read more

The contest spread to other U.S. states in the early twentieth century. In Indiana, for example, Ada Estelle Schweitzer, a eugenics advocate and director of the Indiana State Board of Health's Division of Child and Infant Hygiene, organized and supervised the state's Better Baby contests at the Indiana State Fair from 1920 to 1932. read more

He opposed Hitler’s eugenics policies, and fought racism all his life. Albert Einstein Called Racism “A Disease of White People” in His Little-Known Fight for Civil Rights Einstein did live during the era of Social Darwinism. read more