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Eugenics supporters hold signs criticizing various "genetically inferior" groups. Wall Street, New York, c. 1915. The American eugenics movement received extensive funding from various corporate foundations including the Carnegie Institution, Rockefeller Foundation, and the Harriman railroad fortune. [14]
The American Eugenics Society (AES) was a pro-eugenics organization dedicated to "furthering the discussion, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge about biological and sociocultural forces which affect the structure and composition of human populations". It endorsed the study and practice of eugenics in the United States.
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[15] [14] After splitting with his brother, J. H. Kellogg formed the Battle Creek Food Company to develop and market soy products and health foods. [16] [17] The company was purchased by Eugene McKay and George McKay after World War II. [17] The Battle Creek Food Company was also a major source of funding for the Race Betterment Foundation. [3 ...
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The Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) was an American eugenics organization established in Pasadena, California in 1928 by E. S. Gosney and Rufus B. von KleinSmid, President of the University of Southern California, with the aim "to foster and aid constructive and educational forces for the protection and betterment of the human family in body ...