Great hall at Ellis Island
Eugenicists were concerned about the hundreds of thousands of southern and eastern Europeans who were entering the country each year through the U.S. immigration facility at Ellis Island, New York. (DNAi location: Chronicle > Threat of the Unfit > Threats)
eastern europeans,dnai,ellis island new york,ellis island,eugenics,hundreds of thousands,immigration
- ID: 15792
- Source: DNALC.DNAi
Related Content
15793. Immigrants on an Atlantic liner, early 1900s.
Eugenicists were concerned about the hundreds of thousands of southern and eastern Europeans who were entering the country each year through the U.S. immigration facility at Ellis Island,
15791. Aliens at Ellis Island
Types of aliens awaiting admission at Ellis Island station. Source: National Park Service, Statue of Liberty National Monument.
11484. Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
11486. European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
11454. Immigrant family at Ellis Island
Immigrant family at Ellis Island
11460. Russian immigrants at Ellis Island
Russian immigrants at Ellis Island
11461. Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island
Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island
15444. How science was misused to support eugenics, James Watson
James Watson how science was misused to support eugenics.
15794. Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island
The eugenics movement coincided with one of the greatest eras in U.S. immigration. During the first two decades of the 20th century, 600,000-1,250,000 immigrants per year entered the country through Ellis Island.
10932. "Poles at Ellis Island"
"Poles at Ellis Island"