Documenting Empires

Documenting global empires, power, and the people

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From Dred Scott to Buck v. Bell to the ICE ruling, the Court has repeatedly sanctioned systemic discrimination. Its failures remind us that legality and justice are not the same.

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Buck v. Bell upheld forced sterilization of those deemed “unfit.”, giving constitutional cover to eugenics, targeting the poor, disabled, and marginalized.

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In 1927, the Supreme Court decided Buck v. Bell. The case tested whether Virginia could forcibly sterilize people deemed “unfit to reproduce.”

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These rulings mark a pattern. When the Court defers to prejudice and power, it entrenches injustice instead of restraining it.

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The case is now considered one of the Supreme Court’s most disgraceful decisions, remembered as a judicial endorsement of eugenics.

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In 1927, the Supreme Court decided Buck v. Bell. The case tested whether Virginia could forcibly sterilize people deemed “unfit to reproduce.”

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Buck v. Bell has never been overturned. Later cases, like Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942), narrowed its scope but left the ruling intact.

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Was the Belgian Congo a Genocide? #CongoHistory #LeopoldLegacy #ColonialAtrocities #BelgianCongo #HistoricalTruths

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The Horrifying Currency of Severed Hands in the Congo Free State #CongoHistory #LeopoldAtrocities #ColonialImpact #HumanRights #ForgottenGenocide

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Christian Zionists' Stance: Support for Occupation and Eradication of Hamas #ChristianZionism #MiddleEastConflict #GoodVsEvil #ReligiousViews #LandDebate

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The Grim Symbol of Oppression: Severed Hands in the Congo. #CongoHistory #ColonialAtrocities #HumanRights #DarkPast #HistoricalTruth

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Exploring Christian Zionist perspectives on Middle East issues. #ChristianZionism #MiddleEastConflict #ReligiousViews #NewsFraming #GlobalIssues

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A Nation is Born: The Dual Narratives of Israel's Independence and the Nakba. The 1948 conflict: Israel's birth and the Palestinian Nakba. #IsraelIndependence #Nakba1948 #BritishMandate #MiddleEastHistory #PalestineConflict

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The Devil of the Equator: A Tale of Brutality and Oppression #ColonialHorrors #KingLeopoldsGhost #HistoricalTruths #CongoAtrocities #RubberTerror

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Netanyahu's strategy for US support in Israel's war. #IsraelSupport #NetanyahuStrategy #USPolitics #EvangelicalInfluence #ConservativeMedia