In the article Race Cleansing in America, Peter Quinn writes about the rise of the eugenics movement. The eugenics movement involved a belief that sterilization and prevention of reproduction of those believed to be genetically inferior. The American Breeder’s Association’s motto of “emphasiz[ing] the value of superior blood and the menace to society of inferior blood” highly summarizes the motives and goals for those involved in the eugenics movement. Quinn discusses many examples of growth and usage of eugenic ideals in this article and speaks of its integration into legislative matters. The opening and continuous example used is the Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell. This case involves the condemning of Carrie Buck to sterilization for being
