What happened to the people of Malaga Island, Maine? Check all that apply.Authorities evicted them from the island.The state gave them new homes to live in.Authorities depicted them as inferior due to racist ideas.The state compensated them fairly for their lost homes.The state institutionalized them and performed medical procedures without consent.

In 1912, Maine authorities evicted the residents of Malaga Island, a community that had been portrayed as racially inferior. Some residents were sent to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded, where people were institutionalized and subjected to medical procedures, including sterilization, without their consent. The state did not provide the community with new homes or fair compensation for the homes they lost.

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