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Season 30 Episode 9: The Eugenics Crusade

36 SeasonsOct 16, 2018TV-PG1h 55m7.9

Tracing the movement to breed a "better" American race, which turned the science of heredity into an instrument of social control that led to forced sterilization campaigns.

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Season 30 Episodes:

Episode 1 Into the Amazon

1. Into the Amazon

Aired: Jan 9, 2018

A very special video segment featuring one of the Acclaimed president and spo...

Episode 3 The Gilded Age

3. The Gilded Age

Aired: Feb 6, 2018

As national wealth expands in the U.S. disparities among the nation's populat...

Episode 5 The Island Murder

5. The Island Murder

Aired: Apr 17, 2018

In the summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a youn...

Episode 7 The Circus (Part 1)

7. The Circus (Part 1)

Aired: Oct 8, 2018

Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American f...

Episode 8 The Circus Part 2

8. The Circus Part 2

Aired: Oct 9, 2018

Revisit the heyday of this distinctly American form of entertainment when for...

Episode 9 The Eugenics Crusade

9. The Eugenics Crusade

Aired: Oct 16, 2018

Tracing the movement to breed a "better" American race, which turned the scie...

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Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography

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