Doctoring freedom: the politics of african american medical care in slavery and emancipation
Auteur :
Long, Gretchen
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469628332
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
372 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
For enslaved and newly freed African Americans, attaining freedom and citizenship without health for themselves and their families would have been an empty victory. Gretchen Long tells the stories of African Americans who fought for access to both medical care and medical education, showing the important relationship between medical practice and political identity.