Why the Title "The Remedy"?

The first two words of the title, "The Remedy", come directly from the biology textbook that was at the center of the 1925 Scopes Trial in Tennessee. Since it was probably one of the most-famous trials in American history, the actual epigram, with the date of 1914, immediately relates the poem to an historical time period.

Here is the pertinent quote, lifted from a section:

The Remedy. -- If such people were lower animals, we would probably kill them off to prevent them from spreading. Humanity will not allow this, but we do have the remedy of separating the sexes in asylums or other places and in various ways preventing intermarriage and the possibilities of perpetuating such a low and degenerate race. Remedies of this sort have been tried successfully in Europe and are now meeting with some success in this country.

 The majority of educated peolple in the US will have some familiarity with the trial, especially since the play "Inherent The Wind" is one of the most-produced in US history.

A poem relating to historical, cultural, and linguistic issues does not have to provide specific epigrams to help understand the work. Some do, some don't. 

It also places the first use of the word Nigger in a certain era.