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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> He is considered a pioneer<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Int6ozC_HLIC&pg=PA795 Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, Volume 1]</ref> and founder in the field of American sociology.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_-lMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA334 The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History]</ref>
In 1900 he made controversial comments 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".