parts 3 and 4.
Interesting that American Spectator published this today: WaPo Glosses Over Racial Eugenicism
Unintended consequences:
It's quite clear from reading the writings of Margaret Sanger, her intent for birth control was to limit the less "desirable" and not to limit what she considers the "elite." She hadn't really planned on the well-born white women jumping on the contraceptive wagon with such delight. Best laid plans and all, Margaret.
Contrast that with my mother - a true feminist. Born in 1913, my mom was an ardent supporter of higher education for women. Why? Because she also believed that motherhood and the raising of children was one of the highest callings for women and an educated woman was a better mother. She was right.
In part 4, Gunner Myrdal, Swedish economist and author of An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy, is highlighted. While the quotes were taken directly from his book, they don't necessarily mean that Mr. Myrdal was a supporter of the idea of eradicating the blacks in America.
Keep in mind that Mr. Myrdal was a socialist, a rabid supporter of the concept of government intervention in society by way of such things as welfare, and a Keynisian when it came to economics. His book, American Dilemma, appears to be more of a observation of the segregation in our country and how that didn't seem to mirror our constitution. His desire to advance birth control in the black community was part of his solution to improving the lives of the people he considered "downtrodden." His book was quoted in the arguments for the court decision of Brown vs Board of Education as supporting integration.
NB: I have not read American Dilemma and have no intention of doing so (it's 1500 pages long.) I have instead spent quite a number of hours researching papers from various universities and other sources on Mr. Myrdal. My thoughts are this is the type of book that can be used selectively to advance the argument from either side of the question. As always: Trust but verify.
Some further reading:
Anti-Choice Doc Aims to Link Reproductive Rights to ‘Black Genocide’
GUNNAR MYRDAL, ANALYST OF RACE CRISIS, DIES
Stockholm school
An American Dilemma: A Review by Ralph Ellison 1944
A quick Google search will give you more than enough material about Gunnar Myrdal to read. I don't subscribe to the opinion that Wikipedia is worthless and rather lowbrow, nor do I think it should be your only source for information. I think Wiki is a wonderful jumping off place for further research into different areas of inquiry.
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