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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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Published in:Journal of Southern History Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 645 - 673
Main Author: SMITH, KYLIE M.
Format: Article
Published: Southern Historical Association Nov2021
Subjects:
Psychiatric hospitals
Segregation in the United States
History of segregation
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Mental Retardation Facilities & Community Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (U.S.)
Alabama
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