Walter Ashby Plecker's guest appearances

Walter Ashby Plecker

The Untold History 

Robert Smalls

Boston Corbett

Glenn Kimball

Aloha Wanderwell

William Alexander

Frank Nash

Christopher McPherson

Henry Lowry

Condy Dabney

Junius Wilson

Russ Columbo

OwlTail

Prior to World War II several states enacted eugenics laws.  One of these was Virginia, whose Racial Integrity and Sterilization Acts served as a model for laws passed in Nazi Germany.  Today we tell the story of the man mainly responsible for the enactment and enforcement of these laws, Walter Ashby Plecker, head of the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics for thirty years. You can subscribe to the Untold History podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your... Read More  Read More

Prior to World War II several states enacted eugenics laws.  One of these was Virginia, whose Racial Integrity and Sterilization Acts served as a model for laws passed in Nazi Germany.  Today we tell the story of the man mainly responsible for the enactment and enforcement of these laws, Walter Ashby Plecker, head of the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics for thirty years. You can subscribe to the Untold History podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your...<p><a href="https://www.theuntoldhistory.com/2018/09/15/walter-ashby-plecker-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Read More  Read More</a></p>