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Killer Angel . By George Grant. George Grant. Evangelical writer, pastor, and church planter He founded the King’s Meadow Study Center and Franklin Classical School in Franklin, Tennessee. Hundreds of articles, over 60 books Conservative Views of Sanger . Margaret Sanger .
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Killer Angel By George Grant
George Grant • Evangelical writer, pastor, and church planter • He founded the King’s Meadow Study Center and Franklin Classical School in Franklin, Tennessee. • Hundreds of articles, over 60 books • Conservative • Views of Sanger
Margaret Sanger • Born September 14, 1879 • One of eleven children • Bad childhood • Marry- divorce- remarry- divorce • Didn’t believe in marriage
Socialism? • “ a hack, armchair socialist- full of hot air but likely little else.” • “silly silk hat radical” • “losers, complainers, and perpetual victims- unwilling or unable to do for themselves, much less for society at large.”
Socialism! • Fell in love with Marxism, thanks to John Reed • Joined the de rigueur Socialist party • Emma Goldman • The Call, The Women Rebel • Fled to England
Malthusian • Interested in the ways of Thomas Malthus • Theories of population growth and economic stability • Her best chance to win with birth control • Scientifically verified threat of poverty, sickness, racial tension, and overpopulation • Better chance of making her case • Eugenics
Eugenics • White supremacy • Northern and western European • “The best of the human race” • Positives and negatives • “If Darwinism was the doctrine of “survival of the fittest,” then Eugenics was the doctrine of “the survival of the nastiest.” • G.K. Chesterton
Planned Parenthood • Birth Control League • Promote and enforce the scientific elitist notions of White supremacy • Tried to attract immigrant Southern Europeans, Slavs, Latinos, Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Fundamentalists, and Catholics • Negro Project • Planned Parenthood officials
Sources • Magazines • Books • Journals • Newspaper articles • USA Today
Review • Organized • Chronological order • Easy to read • Ton of information in short book