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Here are a few figures and movements that were influential in promoting racist ideas:

1. Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)
   • Beliefs: As the leader of Nazi Germany, Hitler promoted the idea of racial superiority, particularly the belief in the „Aryan” race as superior to others, especially Jews, Roma (Gypsies), disabled individuals, and Slavs. His racist ideology led to the Holocaust, in which millions of Jews and others were systematically murdered.
2. Colonialists and Imperialists
   • Figures like Cecil Rhodes, King Leopold II of Belgium, and other colonial powers pushed racist ideas as a justification for the colonization and exploitation of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They believed in the „civilizing mission,” which was often used to justify the subjugation and exploitation of native populations.
   • Beliefs: These individuals believed in the inherent superiority of European races over others, often viewing non-European people as less civilized, less intelligent, or even subhuman.
3. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
   • The KKK, a white supremacist group founded in the United States during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, used terror, violence, and intimidation to uphold segregation and the disenfranchisement of Black Americans. Members of the KKK have espoused deeply racist beliefs about white racial superiority, promoting anti-Black, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, and xenophobic ideologies.
   • Beliefs: White supremacy, the need for racial segregation, and the persecution of racial minorities.
4. Eugenicists
   • Eugenics was a movement that sought to improve the genetic quality of the human population through selective breeding, often involving forced sterilizations, marriage restrictions, and the elimination of „undesirable” individuals.
   • Key figures in the eugenics movement include Francis Galton, Harry H. Laughlin, and Madison Grant.
   • Beliefs: They believed in the superiority of certain races, particularly white people of Northern European descent, and saw other races, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and people with disabilities, as inferior.
5. Jim Crow Era Leaders
   • During the period of racial segregation in the United States, individuals such as George Wallace and Thurmond Strom were prominent figures who supported segregation and fought against civil rights for African Americans.
   • Beliefs: They espoused the idea that Black Americans were inferior and that segregation was necessary for maintaining social order.
6. Hindu Nationalist Leaders (India)
   • Figures like Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar promoted the idea of „Hindutva” (Hindu nationalism), which at times has involved anti-Muslim and anti-Christian rhetoric. While this movement is complex, some of its figures have been accused of promoting exclusionary and discriminatory views toward non-Hindu groups in India.
   • Beliefs: The belief that India should be a Hindu nation and that other religious groups, particularly Muslims and Christians, should either assimilate or be marginalized.