Slavery and the medical roots: Africa and the New World -- Battling for life in the Civil War and Nadir Eras -- The black medical world: great migration to new deal -- Civil rights, health rights -- War on poverty and the "Medical Ghetto" -- Confronting the black health crisis -- The AIDS era and the time of Katrina.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"African Americans today continue to suffer disproportionately from heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems. In Caring for Equality David McBride chronicles the struggle by African Americans and their white allies to improve poor black health conditions as well as inadequate medical care--caused by slavery, racism, and discrimination--since the arrival of African slaves in America."--Publisher's description.
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Title
Caring for equality.
International Standard Book Number
9781442260603
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans-- Health and hygiene-- History.
African Americans-- Medical care.
Health services accessibility-- United States-- History.