In Reckless Hands: Skinner v. Oklahoma and the Near-Triumph of American Eugenics
by Victoria F. Nourse
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Author: Victoria F. NourseEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-21
ISBN: 0393065294
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Book Review: Fascinating
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't think there were too many bits of Oklahoma history that I hadn't at least heard of . . . until I ran across a blurb about the German atrocities in World War II and except for a Supreme Court case in Oklahoma similar events "could" have taken place in the U.S. I was fascinated and shocked when I read this book to realize how close we were walking a similar path, maybe not for the same reasons but so many were convinced that eugenics, or at least the form of denying "undesirables" to procreate, was the answer to the decline of the world. Although many states had laws or guidelines for unwanted sterilization Oklahoma became the battleground for stopping it when some prisoners at McAlester and some local lawyers took their case all the way to the Supreme Court. I also discovered that Jack Skinner, the prisoner who was the focus of the lawsuit, even went to the same high school I did (although quite a few years before!) The book is excellent although a little tedious is spots for this reader because of the legalistic terms but it's something that's necessary. A must read for any Oklahoma history student or anyone else that appreciates the social development of this country.
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