Editor’s note: This is the third story in a three-part series about the American eugenics movement after World War II. The series focuses on the wealthy benefactors and various promoters of eugenics, including ministers, bankers, journalists and politicians (part 1); the advertising and public relations machine behind the movement (part 2); and the racial aspects […]
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The American eugenics movement after World War II (part 2 of 3)
Documents These documents have not previously been released to the public. Some are from private library collections; others were obtained under the Open Records Act before the records were closed. (See “A victory for the right to know” for an update on the availability of these records.) 1968 pamphlet published in Law & Society Review […]
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The American eugenics movement after World War II (part 1 of 3)
Documents These documents have not previously been released to the public. Some are from private library collections; others were obtained under the Open Records Act before the records were closed. (See “A victory for the right to know” for an update on the availability of these records.) A succinct description of Birthright’s mission, from a […]