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The Family is Dead, Long Live the Family

Cosmopod

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Birth Control, Eugenics, and White Supremacist Regulation of Black Reproduction

This chapter explores how the early birth control movement was intertwined with the racist eugenics movement, focusing on its impact on black reproduction and the forced sterilization of black individuals. It also recounts the story of a black mother facing legal charges and being coerced into using hormonal birth control as an alternative to a lengthy prison sentence.

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