All not fit to breed
by Eddie Brooks
“But you also had people that were, very fine people, on both sides.”
So we were told after the Charlottesville protests in 2017. A woman voicing her opinion on one side was victimized and killed by a white supremacist from the other side.
Ninety years ago a small group of doctors, lawyers and judges sided against a young woman who had been raped. They were white supremacists of a different sort. In the Supreme Court’s opinion, she was an “imbecile.” She was sterilized against her will. Tens of thousands of forced sterilizations followed.
Very fine people are capable of extraordinary evil.
Carrie Buck lived in Charlottesville. Her story is illuminated by Helen McReynolds, her friend, a fictional counterpart. It is a story of eugenics in the American South in the 1920s. It is the story of two lives defined and altered by chauvinism and bigotry. Helen tells Carrie’s story by telling her own.
“All Not Fit To Breed is easy to get into and hard to put down.”
“The vivid portrayal of each character makes it difficult to discern where fact ends and fiction begins. If you are a lover of historical fiction like I am, this moving and meaningful story is a great read.”
“even though the subject matter portrayed one of the darker sides of US history. I highly recommend it.”
“Eddie’s talent for historical fiction on full display. an enthralling structure sustained by fascinating characters and period detail. ”
Eddie BRooks
Eddie Brooks is a novelist and musician. He has lived south of the Mason Dixon Line all of his life. Through the years he has worked as a forklift operator, hospital delivery driver, teacher, choir director, solo performer, busker, musician and writer. He and his wife Alison live in Mount Airy, Maryland. They have two cats and a son.
