Raising Hell: Rebellions of the Black Insane.
The article explores incidents of rebellions involving institutionalized African Americans at asylums in the U.S. Topics discussed include the frequency of rebellions at Crownsville State Hospital for the Negro Insane in Maryland in the 1950s, the resistance demonstrated by people inside asylums to...
| Publicado en: | Black Scholar Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 48 - 65 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2025
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| Sumario: | The article explores incidents of rebellions involving institutionalized African Americans at asylums in the U.S. Topics discussed include the frequency of rebellions at Crownsville State Hospital for the Negro Insane in Maryland in the 1950s, the resistance demonstrated by people inside asylums to conditions at these facilities which range from overcrowding to lack of food, and the need for additional investigation into the struggles faced by African American leaders of these rebellions. |
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