Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia
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Elizabeth Catte., & Elizabeth Catte|AUTHOR. (2021). Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia . Belt Publishing.

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Elizabeth Catte and Elizabeth Catte|AUTHOR. 2021. Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia. Belt Publishing.

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Elizabeth Catte and Elizabeth Catte|AUTHOR. Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia Belt Publishing, 2021.

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Elizabeth Catte, and Elizabeth Catte|AUTHOR. Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia Belt Publishing, 2021.

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