| Clip Of The 1950s

Video Clip: Unwed Mothers of Color

Description

University of Oklahoma professor Jennifer Holland discussed the tension for unwed mothers of color in the 1950s. Holland is an assistant professor of history at University of Oklahoma and the author of "Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement."

6 minutes

Keywords

  • Biology
  • Eugenics
  • Fannie Lou Hamer
  • Indian Health Service
  • Racism
  • Stereotype
  • Sterilization