Degenerate: The DeJarnette Story
Degenerate: The DeJarnette Story
A Puppet and Mask Theatre event based upon research into one of Staunton's most challenging legacies: the eugenics movement. For almost forty years, Dr. Joseph DeJarnette was superintendent of Western State Hospital (formerly Lunatic Asylum), where he sterilized thousands of patients deemed "feeble-minded" in the name of "race betterment." Explore this dark chapter in Valley history with The Off Center.
Staunton Augusta Art Center
15
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM on Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Artist Group Info
diana.ruskin.black@gmail.com
Staunton Augusta Art Center
20 S. New Street
Staunton,
Virginia
24401
(540) 885-2028
info@saartcenter.org