Self-Evident Lies: Eugenics, Social Policy, An Imperfect Union

In this episode, the hosts discuss how beliefs that certain groups are inferior and less desirable components of the American Dream fostered the Eugenics movement in the U.S.; justified legal support for slavery, Jim Crow,  and forced sterilization; and influenced U.S. policies on immigration, government programs, and criminal law enforcement. https://ellisconversations.tumblr.com