Topic: Charles Davenport

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The One-Drop Rule and the American Roots of Nazi Eugenics

The segment explains how American eugenicists like Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin influenced Adolf Hitler. The "one-drop rule" is described as a political fence built around "whiteness" during the demographic upheaval of the early 1900s. The hosts assert that the "white coat" scientists of America provided the blueprint for the "white hood" ideologies of Europe.