
In 1910, a widow signed a check that would help write the darkest legal precedent in American history. She did not know that. Neither did the biologist who cashed it, the banker who later matched it, or the trustees of some of the most respected charitable institutions...

In 1910, a widow signed a check that would help write the darkest legal precedent in American history. She did not know that. Neither did the biologist who cashed it, the banker who later matched it, or the trustees of some of the most respected charitable institutions...