[DSOSU] 'Imbeciles' Explores Legacy Of Eugenics In America

[Lissner, Scott]

History everyone should know.  On the anniversary of Buck v. Bell.


'Imbeciles' Explores Legacy Of Eugenics In America, All Things Considered, 2/26
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/26/468297940/imbeciles-explores-legacy-of-eugenics-in-america


Adam Cohen's new book tells the story of the 1927 Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell. The ruling permitted the state of Virginia to sterilize an "imbecile" - a scientific term of the day. Cohen discusses the decision, and its legacy, with NPR's Robert Siegel.


Listen to the Story<http://www.npr.org/2016/02/26/468297940/imbeciles-explores-legacy-of-eugenics-in-america>
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