Medicine and Slavery

Medicine and Slavery
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 025200874X
ISBN-13 : 9780252008740
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Book Synopsis Medicine and Slavery by : Todd Lee Savitt

Download or read book Medicine and Slavery written by Todd Lee Savitt and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the most comprehensive study of its kind, this volume offers valuable insight into the alleged medical differences between whites and blacks that translated as racial inferiority and were used to justify slavery and discrimination. In Medicine and Slavery, Todd L. Savitt evaluates the diet, hygiene, clothing, and living and working conditions of antebellum African Americans, slave and free, and analyzes the diseases and health conditions that afflicted them in urban areas, at industrial sites, and on plantations.


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