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Jane Dailey

Jane Dailey
Jane Dailey is an associate professor of history at the University of Chicago. A recipient of fellowships from the American Academy in Berlin and the Guggenheim Foundation, she is also the author and coauthor of several previous books, including Before Jim Crow and Building the American Republic. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.


On California’s Eugenicist Past

Jane Dailey Considers the Power of the Law to Reinforce Racism
November 17, 2020  By Jane Dailey
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