Ethics, Eugenics, and Public Education in Georgia (1910-1965)

<p>This study traces the eugenics movement in Georgia, focusing on the ideology behind the social policies that led to the forced sterilizations of over four thousand Georgians from 1939 to 1965. This thesis will address the following questions: 1) How were Georgia’s public policies affected by eugenics? 2) To what extent were the racial views of Georgians affected by scientific proclamations? 3) What role did the public schools play in educating the populace about eugenics? This research will focus primarily on the scientific racial dynamic of America during the twentieth century, arguing that American political thought and the idea of a racial hierarchy were heavily influenced by eugenic ideology, which served as an "objective" justification for white hegemonic sociopolitical control. This approach to the subject challenges previous scholarship on the history of eugenics in Georgia by illustrating how the social philosophy influenced white supremacy, thus shaping the state’s socio-political policies.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Art in History

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History and Geography

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Guest, Aaron Gerald, Sr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Gary Sprayberry
• Dr. Sarah Bowman

• Georgia
• Eugenics
• Sterilization
• Public Education
• Cultural History
• Genealogy
• History
• Social History

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/288

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1287