Buck v. Bell and Eugenics | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

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Civics Civics Collection social studies civics and government government civ23 WGBH GBH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AMEX United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22 The Eugenics Crusade The Supreme Court Rules for Eugenics in Buck v. Bell Who Was Carrie Buck? Supreme Court Decision Supreme Court social studies history Progressive Era sterilization laws Harry Laughlin test case eugenicists Oliver Wendell Holmes Carrie Buck eugenic sterilization
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Buck v. Bell and Eugenics | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Learn how Carrie Buck was used to test the constitutionality of forced sterilizations and why the Supreme Court ruled against her in these videos adapted from The Eugenics Crusade | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Use this resource to examine the circumstances under which individuals may be deprived of their rights based on prevailing social or political ideas or scientific understanding.
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