SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF THE FAR RIGHT - GARRETT,HENRY,E., THE IAAEE, AND THE LIBERTY LOBBY

Henry E. Garrett (1894-1973) was the President of the American Psychol ogical Association in 1946 and Chair of Psychology at Columbia Univers ity from 1941 to 1955 In the 1950s Garrett helped organize an internat ional group of scholars dedicated to preventing race mixing, preservin g segregation, and promoting the principles of early 20th century euge nics and ''race hygiene.'' Garrett became a leader in the fight agains t integration and collaborated with those who sought to revitalize the ideology of National Socialism. I discuss the intertwined history the International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugeni cs (IAAEE), the journal Mankind Quarterly, the neofascist Northern Lea gue, and the ultra-right-wing political group, the Liberty Lobby. The use of psychological research and expertise in the promotion of neofas cism is examined.