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The Circus: Episode 2 Trailer

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The Circus, Part 2: Chapter 1

The Circus, Part 2: Chapter 1

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P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music

P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music

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John Harvey Kellogg

John Harvey Kellogg

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The Swamp: Chapter 1

The Swamp: Chapter 1

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The Eugenics Crusade: Chapter 1

The Eugenics Crusade: Chapter 1

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Thomas Hunt Morgan

Thomas Hunt Morgan

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Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity

Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity

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Harry Houdini's Impulse to Escape

Harry Houdini's Impulse to Escape

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Letter from a father

Letter from a father

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Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer

Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer

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Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

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Charles Davenport

A proponent of Eugenics crusade, Charles Davenport believed that selective breeding could transform the human race. He founded the Eugenics Record Office in 1910 and recommended widespread eugenics education, including immigration laws to keep out the "defectives" and forced sterilization of native born and immigrants.
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