The scientific scandal that helped Hitler murder 300,000 disabled people
Eugenics is a concept often associated with the horrors of Nazi Germany. But, as disability rights activist Adam Pearson explores in a new documentary series, the ideology had its roots in 19th century Britain—and still affects people alive today.developed the since debunked theory that individuals deemed"superior" according to factors such as their race or class could be socially engineered.
In the decades that followed, these ideas have inspired horrifying policies from the murder of thousands of disabled people in Nazi Germany, toasked Pearson, a presenter and anti-bullying campaigner, what he learned while filming BBC Four'sDisability rights activist Adam Pearson and journalist Angela Saini explored the origins of eugenics in Britain in the BBC Four documentary Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal.
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