Between 1927 and 1979 more than ______ citizens of Virginia were forcibly sexually sterilized.

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According to records, between 1927 and 1979, around 8,000 individuals in Virginia were forcibly sterilized under the state's eugenics program. This program aimed to "improve" the genetic composition of the population by preventing those deemed "unfit" from having children. The vast majority of those sterilized were people of color and those with disabilities.

Between 1927 and 1979 More Than ______ Citizens of Virginia