Strong State, Weak Links Suzanne M. Leland In this brave theological work

In this brave theological work

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Written by Elaine Birchall

Strong State, Weak Links Suzanne M. Leland In this brave theological workIn the early twentieth century, most US states established eugenics programs to "improve" the human race through selective breeding. North Carolina ran one of the nation's most aggressive programs; between 1927 and 1977, at least 5,700 people were sterilized and thousands more were committed to institutions. While sterilizations in the 1950s and 1960s disproportionately targeted Black women receiving public assistance, the program's early focus was on