The science of eugenics--by which the genetic makeup of a population is controlled by who does and doesn't reproduce--is forever tied in popular memory with Nazi Germany.
But the practice began in late 19th-century England, and was widely embraced in the US, Canada, and Europe.
As a result, policies were enacted that touched on segregation, marriage, birth control, and genocide.
Eugenicists were obsessed with race and disability--many current genetic-testing practices are a continuation of that unfortunate era.
This zine gives a harrowing hidden history and present state of eugenics, wrought with its moral and scientific implications.
Microcosm Understanding eugenics: the u.s. and nazi plans to shape the gene pool & control the population, paperback/joe biel
