| Description |
xi, 297 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Carter G. Woodson Institute series |
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Carter G. Woodson Institute series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : you are your brother's keeper! -- "The sacrifice of a race" : Virginia's proto-eugenicists survey humanity -- "Rearing the human thoroughbred" : progressive era eugenics in Virginia -- "Defending the thin red line" : academics and eugenics -- "Sterilize the misfits promptly" : Virginia controls the feebleminded -- "Mongrel Virginians" : eugenics and the "race question" -- "A healthier and happier America" : persistent eugenics in Virginia -- "They saw black all over" : eugenics, massive resistance, and punitive sterilization -- Conclusion : "I never knew what they'd done with me". |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Eugenics -- Virginia -- History.
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Eugenics -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects -- Virginia -- History.
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Virginia -- Race relations -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813927558 (alk. paper) |
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0813927552 (alk. paper) |
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9780813930343 (electronic bk.) |
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