As with the movie, Tongues United, I do not feel like we watched enough of the movie for me to write a full film diary on. I do however understand the opinions of the people in the film and the purpose of what the film was about.
Prior to 1980 many people from then blue ridge mountain area were brought down to
Lynchburg to get an operation performed. They were told that it was for their own good and health if they went through with it. What they did not know is that these innocent people were being sterilized. The government sponsored operation supported their actions by trying to create “better genes” by killing off the “bad genes.” Meaning if you were feeble minded, had a harsh disease, blind, deaf, handicapped etc. you would be sterilized for the betterment of society.
