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"Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum" by Antonia Hylton

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The History of Mental Illness and Discrimination in a Jim Crow Asylum

Explore the history and treatment of mental illness in Black communities, uncovering discriminatory practices in healthcare and the story of Dr. Jacob Morgenstern's fight for change at Maryland's Crownsville Hospital. Dive into the complexities of deinstitutionalization.

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