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Podcast: Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
Episode: 405: A History of Eugenics in America w/ Mark A. Torres
Description: In the early twentieth century, eugenics captivated scientists and the public alike, giving researchers license to exploit the infirm, the mentally ill, prisoners, Native communities and many others considered "defective" or "feebleminded" under the guise of genetics. At its center stood the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, directed by Charles Davenport from 1910 to 1939. From this Long Island building emerged policies of forced sterilization and ideas that would later influence Nazi ideology.
My guest is Mark A. Torres, author of "Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Staton of Intolerance". He gives a...