No Medical Justification: Segregation and Civil Rights in Alabama's Psychiatric Hospitals, 1952-1972.

The article focuses on the history of psychiatric hospitals in Alabama between 1952 and 1972. Topics include the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, the racial segregation happening within hospitals in Alabama, and the impact of the Civil Rights Act in 19...

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Publicado en:Journal of Southern History Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 645 - 673
Autor principal: SMITH, KYLIE M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Southern Historical Association Nov2021
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