Doctoring Freedom: The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation 0807835838, 9780807835838

For enslaved and newly freed African Americans, attaining freedom and citizenship without health for themselves and thei

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Doctoring Freedom: The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation
0807835838, 9780807835838

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