School to remove name from library over eugenics link
"BURLINGTON, Vt. — The name of a former University of Vermont president is being removed from the school library because of his support of research into the eugenics movement in the 1920s and 1930s that helped lead to sterilizations..."
From: http://www.startribune.com/school-to-remove-name-from-library-over-eugenics-link/498793221/
I decided to share this story because, hey, how often in life do you see libraries and eugenics being discussed in news stories together? The moral is, make sure you know the background of your library's founders very well!
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