Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded
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title:
Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded
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The Virginia State Colony for the Epileptics and Feeble Minded was a state run institution for those considered to be “Feeble minded” or those with severe mental impairment. The colony opened in 1910 near Lynchburg, Virginia, in Madison Heights with the goal of isolating those with mental disabilities and other qualities deemed unfit for reproduction away from society. The colony was the home of Carrie Buck, the subject of the landmark Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell.
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State run institution run by eugenicists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_State_Colony_for_Epileptics_and_Feebleminded
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2023-11-27T04:40:59Z
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