STATE OF EUGENICS: Promo
About the Episode
Between 1933 and 1974, the state of North Carolina ran one of the most aggressive eugenics programs, sterilizing more than 7,600 men, women and children. This film follows the journey of survivors, legislators and journalists who insist the state confront its role in the tragic, forced sterilization of thousands of Americans thought to have “undesirable” genetics
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Prelude of a Story
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Birmingham's Center Street was nicknamed Dynamite Hill because it was bombed over 50 times.1:04 -
Meeting Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Center Street resident recalls family friend Martin Luther King, Jr.1:02 -
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