02993nam 2200697 450 991081643740332120231219175443.01-4422-6060-2(CKB)4100000005465322(MiAaPQ)EBC5430390(Au-PeEL)EBL5430390(CaPaEBR)ebr11579986(OCoLC)1041911570(EXLCZ)99410000000546532220220520d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierCaring for equality a history of African American health and healthcare /David McBrideLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,[2018]©20181 online resource (192 pages) illustrationsAfrican American history series1-4422-6059-9 9781442260603 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Slavery and the Medical Roots -- 2 Battling for Life in the Civil War and Nadir Eras -- 3 The Black Medical World -- 4 Civil Rights, Health Rights -- 5 War on Poverty and the "Medical Ghetto" -- 6 Confronting the Black Health Crisis -- 7 The AIDS Era and the Time of Katrina -- Selected Bibliography -- Chronology -- Documents -- Notes -- Index.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.African American history series (Lanham, Md.)African AmericansHealth and hygieneUnited StatesAfrican AmericansMedical careHealth services accessibilityUnited StatesHistoryBlack or African AmericanhistoryMinority HealthhistoryEnslaved PersonshistoryHealth Services AccessibilityhistoryHealthcare DisparitieshistoryHistory, Modern 1601-RacismhistoryUnited StatesAfrican AmericansHealth and hygieneAfrican AmericansMedical care.Health services accessibilityHistory.Black or African Americanhistory.Minority Healthhistory.Enslaved Personshistory.Health Services AccessibilityhistoryHealthcare DisparitieshistoryHistory, Modern 1601-Racismhistory362.108900973McBride David1949-1656031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816437403321Caring for equality4078266UNINA