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Madison Grant is introduced as an influential American conservationist and the author of "The Passing of the Great Race." Grant is credited with inventing wildlife management and applying those principles to humans through eugenics. The segment details his role in the New York Zoological Society and his involvement in displaying Ota Benga, a Congolese man, in the Bronx Zoo.
It is revealed that Adolf Hitler sent a fan letter to Madison Grant, calling "The Passing of the Great Race" his "Bible." The hosts discuss how Nazi defense lawyers at the Nuremberg trials cited American eugenics laws to justify their actions. They argue that eugenics is making a comeback in the 21st century through Canadian euthanasia laws and the "refinement" of drug potency to eliminate unwanted populations.
