New marker dedicated to state's ugly eugenics program
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The N.C. Highway Historical
Marker program dedicated a
marker Monday intended to
remind the public of the state's
shameful forced sterali/ation (or
eugenics) program.
The eugenics marker was
unveiled in Kaleigh at the N.C.
Community Colleges
Headquarters on Jones Street.
From 1933 through 1973, the
state of North Carolina mandated
sterilizations of more than 7 .600
people, most of them black
and/or poor.
Beginning with Indiana in
1M()7, sterilization laws were
passed in 32 states. The North
Carolina legislature authorized
sterilizations of patients or
inmates of public institutions in
1924 "for the public good," and
authori/ed county commissioners
to order sterilizations at the pub
lie expense of "any mentally
defective or feeble-minded resi
dent." In 1933, the Eugenics
Board was created to review all
sterilization requests.
The science behind eugenics
was discredited by the 1940s, but
North Carolina policymakers
held to the position that steriliza
tion protected the poor and
helped break the cycle of poverty .
After 1945. the numbers of non
institutional sterilizations
increased, many of whom were
considered "uncontrollable"
teenaged girls.
In 1972, the Eugenics Board
became the Eugenics
Commission, but it wasn't until
2(KU that Forsyth County's Rep.
Larry Womble that introduced
legislation to remove the sterili
zation policy from state law
Womble remains at the fore
front of a movement for the state
to compensate victims
State Rep. Larry Womble
Principal Amber Baker with Hayes and Amy W'auford.
Kimberley
7/c"i pggt At . '
was hard for' therh to carry
them all. bach of ihe 33 fifth
grade students received the
-President's Educational
Award, which features the
signature . of President
Ba-rack Ohama. The kids
squealed with delight when
they- heard . thei.r . awards
would hear (Ibama's signa-'
tore.
The well-stocked, book
hags had the kids excited as
well. Rotarians asked middle
school teachers what kind of
supplies middle-school stu
dents would need, so each
book bag was packed with
things like a scientific calcu
lator. a protractor, a com
pass. binders, pencils and
paper.
Latisa Jackson has four
children that attend
Kimberly Park. One of them,
her son Jachi. graduated last
week and received one of the
book bags. Jachi also
improved his math grades
after receiving tutoring from
-Rotarians Hayes and Amy
Wauford .
it's exciting to think that
people are still willing to
help, especially schools that
are going through difficult
times." said Latisa Jackson:
Tutors at the school work
with groups, classes and
one-on-one with individual
students. The Waufords said
they have formed bonds w ith
the students through the
tutoring sessions.
"You can. see the
improvement instantly." said
Amy Wauford. "It's so
rewarding and there's so
much need in this city that
people overlook ."
The club also sponsored
a school-wi<le trip to the
Children's Museum of
Winston-Salem and threw a
Susan Raynor
holiday party at the school,
where every student got a
book. Rotarians have
manned booths at the
school's book fair and donat
ed money so that students
can buy books. Groups of
students have even visited
rotary club meetings, which
are held across town at the
Forsyth Country Club. On
occasion. Rotarians hold
meetings at Kimberley.
The club's contributions
continued at last Thursday's
graduation. Rotarians pre
sented Kimberley Park's
Teacher of the Year Keva
Napper. with a $100 check
and donated $200 to the
school library in her name.
Kimberley Park's princi
pal Dr. Amber Baker said
that partnerships like the one
between the school and the
rotary club are about much
more than money.
"When people learn that
you have a partnership with
a rotary club they just
assume it's about finances,
but the partnership with our
club has been much more
than just monetary commit
ment." said Baker. "It really
is about .visibility and serv
ice."
Photos by T<xld I. tick
(graduates hold their President's Educational Awards.
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