Wallace Kuralt | |
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| Born | Wallace Hamilton Kuralt 1908[1] |
| Died | 1994 |
| Known for | Public service, eugenics |
| Spouse | Ina Bishop |
| Children | 3 |
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Wallace Hamilton Kuralt Sr. (1908–1994) was an influential North Carolina government bureaucrat who served as Director of Public Welfare in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. from 1945 to 1972.[2] in that role he implemented a variety of progressive programs[1] and he also spearheaded the implementation of eugenics policies in that state.[3]
- ^ a b c Schoen, Johanna (2009). Choice & Coercion: Birth Control, Sterilization, and Abortion in Public Health and Welfare. ReadHowYouWant. pp. 76–78. ISBN 978-1-4587-3148-7.
- ^ Helms, Ann Doss and Tomlinson, Tommy (September 26, 2011). "Wallace Kuralt's era of sterilization: Mecklenburg's impoverished had few, if any, rights in the '50s and '60s as he oversaw one of the most aggressive efforts to sterilize certain populations". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Severson, Kim (December 9, 2011). "Thousands Sterilized, a State Weighs Restitution". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2011.