The eugenics crusade
by
 
Honeycutt, Connie, television producer.

Title
The eugenics crusade

Author
Honeycutt, Connie, television producer.
 
Uz, Rafael de la, television producer.
 
Ferrari, Michelle, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
 
Stoll, Corey, 1976- narrator.
 
Mukherjee, Siddhartha, commentator.
 
Wailoo, Keith, commentator.
 
Leonard, Thomas C., 1960- commentator.
 
Halpern, Nathan, 1978- composer.
 
42nd Parallel Films, production company.
 
American Experience Films, production company.
 
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
 
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
 
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

Series
American experience

Summary
Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.

Audience
TV-PG.

General Note
Documentary.
 
"What's wrong with perfect?"--Container.
 
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
 
"American experience is a production of WGBH."
 
"American Experience Films, PBS."
 
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.
 
Program content: ©2018.
 
Running time indicated on container: approximately 120 minutes; actual running time 115 minutes.
 
Wide screen.

Edition
Widescreen.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
Television programs.
 
Documentary television programs.
 
Nonfiction television programs.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Personal Subject
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
 
Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944.

Subject Term
Eugenics -- History.

Author(s)
Honeycutt, Connie,
 
Uz, Rafael de la,
 
Ferrari, Michelle,
 
Stoll, Corey, 1976-
 
Mukherjee, Siddhartha,
 
Wailoo, Keith,
 
Leonard, Thomas C., 1960-
 
Halpern, Nathan, 1978-

Added Corporate Author
42nd Parallel Films,
 
American Experience Films,
 
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),
 
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
 
PBS Distribution (Firm),

Publisher
PBS,
 
PBS Distribution,

Publication Date
2018

ISBN
9781531706319

Publication Information
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2018]
 
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]
 
©2018

Call Number
DVD 363.92 EUGENIC


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