"The history of PP [Planned Parenthood] cannot be studied without first considering the American Eugenics Society (AES). After the Civil War, many wealthy, former slave owners sought a solution to what they deemed the 'Negro Problem.' The first idea was to send all former slaves back to Africa. It was termed 'colonization' and was abandoned shortly after its conception. Then Francis Galton, cousin to Charles Darwin, birthed the idea and coined the term 'eugenics.'
