In this powerful episode, host Lorelee Siemens uncovers the dark history of eugenics, a movement that began in the early 1900s and continues to have devastating effects today.

We explore the chilling statistics of lives lost and the philosophical underpinnings that led to this ideology, including the disturbing role of figures like Margaret Sanger.

Through a chronological journey, we examine how the eugenics movement intertwined with major historical events and the implications for society's view of human dignity. This episode serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of grounding human value in the belief that every life is created in the image of God.

Chapters:

(01:25) The phrase God is dead, we have killed him. Became very popular in the 1900s

(03:49) Margaret was deeply involved in a new scientific movement called eugenics.

(08:52) The Bronx Zoo displayed an exhibit depicting an African man in a monkey cage.

(17:12) The birth control movement was closely tied to another powerful idea spreading through America.

(26:12) Thousands of poor black women were sterilized without their consent in Mississippi.

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