Erik L. Peterson

Erik L. Peterson, PhD, is Associate Provost and Associate Professor of the History of Science & Medicine at The University of Alabama. He publishes and teaches about the historical relationship between race and science in the United States and abroad.

The Shortest History of Eugenics
From “Science” to Atrocity—How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists
by Erik L. Peterson
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For the last two centuries, groups of influential men have, in the professed interest of fiscal responsibility, crime reduction, and outright racism, attempted to control who was allowed to bear children. Their efforts, “eugenics,” characterize a movement that over the … Continue reading →