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October 13, 2023, 8:30 AM CT - 2:30 PM CT | Hosted by: Jefferson Landing State Historic Site Department of National Resources | Jefferson City, MO | Discussion Leader: Jay Green - Covenant College
From 1900 to late 1920s, America had an active eugenics movement. States and supporters argued for the public good; requiring the removal from the population genes thought to cause low intelligence, or immoral, criminal or anti social behavior; which in turn allowed for compulsory sterilization laws. Some Governors, state and federal courts regularly found these unconstitutional. Using a selection of primary documents we will explore why this movement was so popular and why it was challenged.
All attendees of this free professional development will receive lunch, a letter of attendance as well as paper and digital copies of the reader.