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Eugenic States

Known Sterilization Counts by County

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9. North Carolina Sterilizations A graph of sterilizations by race in North Carolina. The dates range from 1937–1966 and the number of people sterilized ranges from 0 – 350. Those categorized as white are depicted by a gray line, which appears to indicate a higher rate of sterilization above other races from 1937–1956. After that, the rate of African Americans sterilized increases above that of white individuals. African Americans are classified by a dotted black line and Native Americans are a straight line with a black box in between. The rate of Native American sterilizations is relatively low; only a few appear in the years between 1956–1966. A graph of sterilizations by race in North Carolina. The dates range from 1937–1966 and the number of people sterilized ranges from 0 – 350. Those categorized as white are depicted by a gray line, which appears to indicate a higher rate of sterilization above other races from 1937–1956. After that, the rate of African Americans sterilized increases above that of white individuals. African Americans are classified by a dotted black line and Native Americans are a straight line with a black box in between. The rate of Native American sterilizations is relatively low; only a few appear in the years between 1956–1966.