The State Boys Rebellion (Paperback, 1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed)

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the amazing story of how a group of imprisoned boys won their freedom, found justice, and survived one of the darkest and least-known episodes of American history.
In the early twentieth century, United States health officials used IQ tests to single out "feebleminded" children and force them into institutions where they were denied education, sterilized, drugged, and abused. Under programs that ran into the 1970s, more than 250,000 children were separated from their families, although many of them were merely unwanted orphans, truants, or delinquents.
"The State Boys Rebellion" conveys the shocking truth about America's eugenic era through the experiences of a group of boys held at the Fernald State School in Massachusetts starting in the late 1940s. In the tradition of "Erin Brockovich, " it recounts the boys' dramatic struggle to demand their rights and secure their freedom. It also covers their horrifying discovery many years later that they had been fed radioactive oatmeal in Cold War experiments -- and the subsequent legal battle that ultimately won them a multimillion-dollar settlement.
Meticulously researched through school archives, previously sealed papers, and interviews with the surviving State Boys, this deft expose is a powerful reminder of the terrifying consequences of unchecked power as well as an inspiring testament to the strength of the human spirit.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	April 2005
Authors:	Michael D'Antonio
Dimensions:	211 x 137 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	310
Edition:	1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-4513-5
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General
LSN:	0-7432-4513-X
Barcode:	9780743245135

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