as in segregation
the practice of controlling which people become parents in an attempt to improve the genetic composition of the human race
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segregation
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Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
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My ethnic group has suffered lynchings, legal segregation and stereotypes that continue to the present day.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Eugenics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eugenics. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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