Doctoring Freedom The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation |
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| Author:
| Long, Gretchen |
| Series title: | The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3583-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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For enslaved and newly freed African Americans, attaining freedom and citizenship without health for themselves and their families would have been an empty victory. Even before emancipation, African Americans recognized that control of their bodies was a critical battleground in their struggle for autonomy, and they devised strategies to retain at least some of that control. In Doctoring Freedom, Gretchen Long tells the stories of African Americans who fought for access to both medical...
More DescriptionFor enslaved and newly freed African Americans, attaining freedom and citizenship without health for themselves and their families would have been an empty victory. Even before emancipation, African Americans recognized that control of their bodies was a critical battleground in their struggle for autonomy, and they devised strategies to retain at least some of that control. In Doctoring Freedom, 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.