THE FUSE

Throughout history, psychologists have played a critical role in both enabling and challenging injustice. For example, in 1912, psychologist Henry Goddard claimed that social problems were rooted in inherited low intelligence, helping to justify the forced sterilization of tens of thousands of people deemed "unfit" to have children. Later, in 1973, psychologists' research helped lead to the declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness.