The scientist who fell out of love with eugenics.
With every new advance in prenatal genetic screening, the ability to prevent suffering has also sparked difficult questions. These fears arise, in part, because just 100 years ago, that’s exactly what the eugenics movement tried to do.
Besides inventing Corn Flakes, John Kellogg helped promote the American Eugenics movement.
Lillian Leitzel was the most famous circus performer of her day — with a temper that matched her talents.
The dramatic story of Lillian Leitzel continues.
Watch Chapter 1 of The Eugenics Crusade.
Pulitzer prize winner & Nobel laureate, Eugene O’Neill revolutionized the American stage.
James Bailey was a 12-year-old orphan when he ran away from home. He’d soon find a new one at the circus.
James Bailey and P.T. Barnum join together to great the greatest show of all.
James Bailey faces his stiffest competition yet and tries to hold on to his edge.
Watch chapter 1 of The Circus, part two.
In 1910, Charles Davenport opened Eugenics Record Office to collect hereditary information on American families.
