Medicine and Slavery: The Diseases and Health Care of Blacks in Antebellum Virginia
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Author(s)Savitt, Todd L.
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN / ASIN025200874X
ISBN-139780252008740
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank639,100
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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.
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