Oneida Community Pt. 2 - John Humphrey Noyes
May 29, 2018•54 min•Ep. 37
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Episode description
John Humphrey Noyes’ Oneida Community practiced polyamory long before the free love movement of the 1960s. But his pioneering community had a darker side to it. We’ll uncover the alarming practices intended to serve the perverse sexual needs of Noyes and the community leaders, including a sexual initiation policy for young children, a eugenics program, and incest.
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