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Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance
A Dark History Revealed In the early twentieth century, eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse...
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A Dark History Revealed
In the early twentieth century, eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse in the quest to understand human genetics. On Long Island and throughout the nation, eugenicists were granted unfettered access to conduct experiments on prisoners, psychiatric patients, Coney Island circus performers and more, all in an effort to legitimize a false science. The origins of the eugenics movement can be found within the Eugenics Record Office, an otherwise nondescript two-and-a-half-story administrative building at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, under the direction of Charles Benedict Davenport from 1910 to 1939. The work conducted there directly led to the forced sterilization of thousands of American citizens and the passage of anti-immigration laws and sparked a deadly global movement.
Author Mark Torres explores the local characters, influences, landmarks and ghastly consequences that emanated from this small Long Island facility for decades and spread throughout the world.
Author: Mark A. Torres
Publisher: History Press
Published: 01/21/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.15w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781467158336
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/03/2025
About the Author
Mark A. Torres is the author of Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood (2021); two fictional crime novels, A Stirring in the North Fork (2015) and Adeline (2019); and a labor union-related children's book titled Good Guy Jake (2017). Mark is also a labor and employment attorney who tirelessly represents thousands of unionized workers and their families throughout the Greater New York area. Mark has a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and a bachelor's degree in history from New York University. Mark's commitment to the labor movement spans nearly thirty years.
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