American Eugenics Society photograph of winner in Large Family Class, Texas State Fair, 1925. Parents and five children. Family posed in bathing suits, back to back.

Blog: Science Ideology and Policy: Eugenics in the South

April 16, 2024 | Guest Author

Ruthie Stokes | In the annals of history, the American South has been marked by a complex tapestry of culture, tradition, and struggle. Yet, amidst the backdrop of rural landscapes and Jim Crow laws, there lurked a shadowy chapter: the era of eugenics....

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