Aubrey E. Strode | |
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| Member of theVirginia Senate from the19th district | |
| In office January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | J. Belmont Woodson |
| In office January 10, 1906 – January 10, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | Bland Massie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aubrey Ellis Strode (1873-10-02)October 2, 1873 Amherst,Virginia,U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1946(1946-05-17) (aged 72) Amherst, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rebekah Davies Brown Louisa Dexter Hubbard |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi University of Virginia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | J.A.G. Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Aubrey Ellis Strode (October 2, 1873 – May 17, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. ADemocrat, he was a member of theVirginia Senate, representing the state's19th district.[1][2] He was a strong advocate forJim Crow laws.[3] Strode authored Virginia's sterilization law (Racial Integrity Act of 1924).[4] Strode wrote the Virginia Law Review in 1925 for sterilization.[5] Strode also represented theVirginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded in its court case for forced sterilizations of people identified as morons (feebleminded) based on eugenics arguments. Strode argued the test case for the forced sterilization ofCarrie Buck before theU.S. Supreme Court. Buck's attorney was a friend of Strode's since childhood, Irving Whitehead, who had also served on the Colony's board.[4]
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