Forgotten Ellis Island
Friday, January 30th, 2009
See the half of Ellis Island that’s usually hidden to the public–the old hospitals and wards, and hear the forgotten stories of the thousands of people who were held, quarantined, healed there.
Excerpt from the film Forgotten Ellis Island:
‘Faces of the Feebleminded’, about how eugenics shaped Ellis Island’s immigration policies.
* Read more about the off-limits Ellis Island Hospitals at the NY Times
* See when you can tour the closed half of Ellis Island at Open House NY
* Visit the organization, Save Ellis Island, that’s working to save/preserve the decaying structures on the island.
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