The species theory, polygenism, held that human races were of different lineages and suggested a hierarchy outlined in the Chain of Being that positioned Africans between man and lower primates.
No, they are involved in the Circulatory System which is responsible for pumping and channelling blood to and from the body and lungs with heart, blood and blood vessels. no veins are not considered an organ because they are a grouping of different tissues like a organ.
1 Plants, like multicellular animals, have organs that are composed of different tissues, and tissues are composed of different cell types.  A tissue is a group of cells with a common structure and function.