Offers an insight into the alleged medical differences between whites and blacks that translated as racial inferiority. This work evaluates the diet, hygiene, clothing, and living and working conditions of African Americans, and analyzes the diseases and health conditions that afflicted them in urban areas, at industrial sites, and on plantations.
Offers an insight into the alleged medical differences between whites and blacks that translated as racial inferiority. This work evaluates the diet, ...
An examination of the medical experiences of African Americans
During the days of slavery in America, racism and often-faulty medical theories contributed to an atmosphere in which African Americans were seen as chattel: some white physicians claimed that African Americans had physiological and anatomical differences that made them well suited for slavery. These attitudes continued into the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras.
In Race and Medicine historian Todd Savitt presents revised and updated versions of his seminal essays on the medical history of African...
An examination of the medical experiences of African Americans
During the days of slavery in America, racism and often-faulty medic...
