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Edward Alsworth Ross (view source)
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'''Edward Alsworth Ross''' (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was a progressive, [[Eugenics|eugenist]],<ref>{{cite book |title= The Edward A. Ross Papers |year= 1986|publisher= State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives & Manuscripts|location= Wisconsin |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CF_gAAAAMAAJ&q=edward+a+ross+eugenics&dq=edward+a+ross+eugenics&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ckFVdqlHePZsASx0oKIAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> author, and professor at several universities, and former national chairman of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Issue|url=https://www.aclusandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1960-ACLU-Civil-Liberties-Newsletter-40th-Anniversary-Issue.pdf|publisher=ACLU San Diego }}</ref>
'''Edward Alsworth Ross''' (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was a progressive, [[Eugenics|eugenist]],<ref>{{cite book |title= The Edward A. Ross Papers |year= 1986|publisher= State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives & Manuscripts|location= Wisconsin |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CF_gAAAAMAAJ&q=edward+a+ross+eugenics&dq=edward+a+ross+eugenics&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ckFVdqlHePZsASx0oKIAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> author, and professor at several universities, and former national chairman of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Issue|url=https://www.aclusandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1960-ACLU-Civil-Liberties-Newsletter-40th-Anniversary-Issue.pdf|publisher=ACLU San Diego }}</ref>
In 1900 there was a controversy regarding comments he made during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair"
In 1900 he made controversial comments during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair".
As an author, Ross' best known book is ''Social Control''.
As an author, Ross' best known book is ''Social Control''.
* ''Report on the Employment of Native Labor in Portuguese Africa'', (1925)
* ''Report on the Employment of Native Labor in Portuguese Africa'', (1925)
* ''Standing Room Only?'', (1927)
* ''Standing Room Only?'', (1927)
* ''World Drift'', 1928)
* ''World Drift'', (1928)
* ''Tests and Challenges in Sociology'', (1931)
* ''Tests and Challenges in Sociology'', (1931)
* ''Seventy Years of It: An Autobiography'', (1936)
* ''Seventy Years of It: An Autobiography'', (1936)