What caused NC to have one of the nation's largest post-World War II eugenics programs?

Q: WHAT HAPPENED IN NORTH CAROLINA? A: Under the state's eugenics program, which began in 1929, more than 7,600 people underwent sterilizations. Some procedures were forced to weed out the “feebleminded” while others were a voluntary form of birth control.

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