Why a North Carolina Program Sterilized Teenagers

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Sources:

Gregory N. PriceWilliam A. Darity The economics of race and eugenic sterilization in North Carolina: 1958–1968

Elliot M. Hamer , Margaret M. Quinlan , and Daniel A. Grano "Tired and Hungry” in North Carolina: A Critical Approach to Contesting Eugenic Discourse

Johanna Schoen BETWEEN CHOICE AND COERCION: Women and the Politics of Sterilization in North Carolina, 1929-1975

Jennifer M. Klein Compensating victims of forced sterilization: lessons from North Carolina

Interview: Winston-Salem Journal's Kevin Begos discusses his investigation into the now-defunct North Carolina Eugenics Board

Alfred L. Brophy and Elizabeth Troutman The eugenics movement in North Carolina

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