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Historic Newspaper Lesson about Eugenics

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Teacher Notes: These articles will go along with a presentation about Eugenics in the early 1900s focusing on the Buck v. Bell in Virginia. After learning about Buck v. Bell, students will read one of these articles and summarize it for the class. After reviewing the articles, students will personally answer open ended questions about the moral and ethical issues of eugenics in history and today.  

New-York tribune. [volume], April 21, 1912, Image 51

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-04-21/ed-1/seq-51

Reference note

Newspaper: New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-04-21/ed-1/seq-51
Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-04-21/ed-1/seq-51.pdf

Omaha daily bee., November 02, 1913, PART TWO, Image 24

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1913-11-02/ed-1/seq-24

Reference note

Newspaper: Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1913-11-02/ed-1/seq-24
Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1913-11-02/ed-1/seq-24.pdf

Richmond times-dispatch. [volume], March 28, 1915, Image 55

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1915-03-28/ed-1/seq-55

Reference note

Newspaper: Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1915-03-28/ed-1/seq-55
Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1915-03-28/ed-1/seq-55.pdf

The Lancaster news. [volume], August 10, 1915, Page 8, Image 8

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83007465/1915-08-10/ed-1/seq-8

Reference note

Newspaper: The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83007465/1915-08-10/ed-1/seq-8
Image provided by: University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83007465/1915-08-10/ed-1/seq-8.pdf

Western Kansas world. [volume], October 28, 1911, Image 3

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015485/1911-10-28/ed-1/seq-3

Reference note

Newspaper: Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015485/1911-10-28/ed-1/seq-3
Image provided by: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015485/1911-10-28/ed-1/seq-3.pdf

'Unfit to Breed'

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=66NZKmiYik8&feature=emb_logo

Reference note

'A news report detailing Virginia's history of forcibly sterilizing so-called defectives in the name of creating a super-race. The living victims are now asking for compensation.'

New-York tribune. [volume], February 18, 1912, Page 2, Image 16

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-02-18/ed-1/seq-16

Reference note

Newspaper: New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-02-18/ed-1/seq-16
Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-02-18/ed-1/seq-16.pdf

Dearborn independent. [volume], December 18, 1920, Page 11, Image 11

Reference link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2013218776/1920-12-18/ed-1/seq-11

Reference note

Newspaper: Dearborn independent. [volume] (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2013218776/1920-12-18/ed-1/seq-11
Image provided by: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2013218776/1920-12-18/ed-1/seq-11.pdf