The Eugenics Crusade
Season 30 Episode 11 | 1h 53m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely –– and largely unknown –– campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The Eugenics Crusade
Season 30 Episode 11 | 1h 53m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely –– and largely unknown –– campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
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