Documentary: The Eugenics Crusade | Michelle Ferrari | Corey Stoll

The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.

Release Date
2018
Producer
Rafael de la Uz, Connie Honeycutt, Michelle Ferrari
Duration
1 hour 54 minutes
Publication Type
Serial Component Part
Video Colored
Yes
Publisher Place
Arlington, VA
Field of Interest
American History, Science, World History
Specialized Area of Interest
Biology, World War I & Jazz Age (1914-1928), Depression & World War II (1929-1945), Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Science and Technology
Narrator
Corey Stoll
Director
Michelle Ferrari
Historical Event
Holocaust, 1939-1945
Language of Edition
English
Person Discussed
Margaret Sanger, Harry Hamilton Laughlin, Charles Davenport, Ann Cooper Hewitt, Madison Grant, Henry H. Goddard, Sir Francis Galton