John Bell and Carrie Buck
The 17 year-old protagonist of the Buck vs. Bell case, Carrie Buck, was pitted against an array of doctors, lawyers, and eugenicists who were intent on sterilizing her, including John Bell, the superintendent of the Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded. (DNAi location: Chronicle > Trial of Carrie Buck)
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