African American Slave Medicine
Author | : Herbert C. Covey |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 0739116444 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780739116449 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Download or read book African American Slave Medicine written by Herbert C. Covey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African American folk practitioners during slavery.