Dr. Laura Briggs, author of "How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics," discusses her latest book "Taking Children: A History of American Terror." Briggs chronicles the history of American policy of separating families, including during slavery, our history of trauma inflicted upon Native families, bias drug policy, the American foster care system, and of course, the modern day family separation policy escalated by the Trump administration.Listen to All Electorette Episodeshttps://www.electorette.com/podcastSupport the ElectoretteRate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4Support Electorette on Patreon for $2/month: http://bit.ly/Electorette-PatreonAlso, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette!Want to support the Electorette so that we can bring you more great episodes? You can help us produce more episodes with just $2/per month on Patreon. Every bit helps! Patreon.com/ElectoretteWANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media.

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