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Review
. 1999 Aug 14;319(7207):435-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7207.435.

Eugenics and human rights

D J Kevles  1
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Review

Eugenics and human rights

D J Kevles. BMJ. .
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Charts illustrating the inheritance of socially deleterious traits, and the imperative importance of getting rid of them, were often displayed at the eugenics exhibits at American state fairs
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The family of AB Rollins, winner in the “large family” class at the Texas state fair, 1925
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