Joseph DeJarnette

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Joseph Spencer DeJarnette (September, 1866 – September 3, 1957) was the director of Western State Hospital (located in Staunton, Virginia) from 1905 to 1943. He was a vocal proponent of eugenics, specifically, the compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill. The DeJarnette Center in Staunton was named for him. The facility has since been renamed to the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents due to DeJarnette's support of eugenics.

Joseph DeJarnette was born in Virginia.

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Racial Integrity Act of 1924

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