Persecution Project

Taking into account your prior knowledge and the information you gleaned about the forgotten groups of the Holocaust from this site, compare and contrast the Nazi treatment of a particular social group to the American treatment of similar groups throughout history. Select a court case from those listed below, or another that you deem applicable (you must get teacher approval), to analyze how a group was marginalized in the American and German nations. Please include a brief synopsis of eugenics and nativism in your essay.

Court cases about disabled persons:

Buck vs. Bell (1927)

Bragdon v. Abbott (1998)

Select a court case above and complete an in-depth analysis of it within American and/or World History. Relate this case to Action T4 in Nazi Germany.

Court cases about homosexual persons:

Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)

Romer v. Evans (1996)

Select a court case above and complete an in-depth analysis of it within American and/or World History. Relate this case to Nazi Germany’s persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust.

Court cases about minority social groups:

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971)

Select a court case above and complete an in-depth analysis of it within American and/or World History. Relate this case to Nazi Germany’s persecution of gypsies during the Holocaust.