Examined at the Gate: Ellis Island and the Mental Tests of Immigration

Chalk marks on the collar, quick 'mental capacity' exams and deportation for 'defective classes': when mental hygiene met the immigrant inspection line.

Playlist by @mental_hygiene_docs

6 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Immigrants at Ellis Island | History — HISTORY
2. The Disturbing Story of the Hospital That Became America's First Immigrant Prison: Ellis Island — Hallways Of Time
3. What It Was Actually Like to Be Inspected, Judged, and Nearly Rejected at Ellis Island in 1907 — Historical Discoveries
4. " NOBODY GOES THERE " 1965 PORTRAIT OF DERELICT ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRATION STATION GG47125 — PeriscopeFilm
5. Ellis Island: Soap as a Passport to America | The Shocking Truth About Immigrants — The Shadow Tales
6. Ellis Island Medical Inspection — Bryan Thao