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Poop and Racism in the South
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An animal expert educated in Europe claimed that the lazy stereotype of the South was caused by hookworms transmitted through feces, but was dismissed as a carpet bagging Yankee by locals.
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In 1902, zoologist Charles Stiles discovered that hookworm was the cause of the South's major health problem.
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Health
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In 1902, zoologist Charles Stiles discovered that hookworm was the cause of the South's major health problem. It was so severe that it was holding back the region's development by several decades compared to the rest of the country.
ChapterPoop and Racism in the South
EpisodeSelects: Southerners Aren't Lazy and Dumb, They Just Had Hookworm
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A man recounts the story of how his friend, suspicious of the cleaning practices in public restrooms, began investigating and discovered a janitor reusing dirty cleaning rags.
25:03 - 26:42 (01:38)
Investigative Journalism
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A man recounts the story of how his friend, suspicious of the cleaning practices in public restrooms, began investigating and discovered a janitor reusing dirty cleaning rags.
ChapterPoop and Racism in the South
EpisodeSelects: Southerners Aren't Lazy and Dumb, They Just Had Hookworm
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The local doctors didn't want to hear of his expertise on animals, so William James Sidis went to John D. Rockefeller.
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William James Sidis
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The local doctors didn't want to hear of his expertise on animals, so William James Sidis went to John D. Rockefeller.