Segregation's science eugenics and society in Virginia / Gregory Michael Dorr.
| Author/creator | Dorr, Gregory Michael, 1965- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, |
| Description | xi, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Carter G. Woodson Institute series Carter G. Woodson Institute series. ^A589088 |
| 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". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-288) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008017074 |
| ISBN | 9780813927558 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813927552 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |