Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement

While Race and Membership focuses on early 19th century America, constant use of these ideas in American media, including television, magazines, and most advertisements, underscores a need for understanding eugenics.

Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement, published by Facing History and Ourselves, is a sourcebook with replications of historical texts, references to popular culture, current laws, and issues in the bio-ethical debate.

CONTENTS:

• Science Fictions & Social Realities
• Race, Democracy & Citizenship
• Evolution, ‘Progress,’ and Eugenics
• In an Age of ‘Progress’
• Eugenics and the Power of Testing
• Toward Civic Biology
• Eugenics, Citizenship, and Immigration
• The Nazi Connection
• Legacies and Possibilities

ISBN: 9780961584191 | Facing History and Ourselves