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''The Southern Workman,'' Vol XLIII. Hampton, Va: The Press of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural, 1915 | |||
Edwin Black, ''War Agains the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race,'' Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004. | |||
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Revision as of 01:22, 29 April 2009
- held January 8-12, 1906 in Battle Creek, Michigan
- objectives included:
- promoting the segregation or sterilization of defectives
- promoting outdoor life, open air schools and playgrounds, temperance in diet, and rural living
- encouraging eugenic marriages by requiring medical certificates before granting licenses
- establishing a eugenics registry in order to facilitate the creation of a race of human thoroughbreds
- notable attendees:
- Kellogg
- Davenport
- Laughlin
Sources
The Southern Workman, Vol XLIII. Hampton, Va: The Press of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural, 1915
Edwin Black, War Agains the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race, Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004.
Back to The Race Betterment Foundation
