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Author Selden, Steven.

Title Inheriting shame : the story of eugenics and racism in America / Steven Selden ; foreword by Ashley Montagu.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [1999]
©1999

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.92 S464I    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Advances in contemporary educational thought series
Advances in contemporary educational thought series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.
Contents Organizing American eugenics: 1903-1921 -- Organizing American eugenics: 1922-1932 -- Popularizing eugenics -- Eugenics and the textbook -- Biological determinism and exceptional students -- Resisting American eugenics -- Human behavior and biological markers: a cautionary tale.
Subject American Eugenics Society -- History.
Eugenics -- United States -- History.
Racism -- United States -- History.
Eugenics in textbooks.
Racism in textbooks.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN 0807738131 alkaline paper
0807738123 paperback alkaline paper
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