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Episode 23
Published 2 years, 10 months ago
Description
This final episode on Ionia State Hospital traces the history of mental health treatment for Black folx in the U.S., starting around 1850. Learn about the prejudices that Black activists faced during the Civil Rights Movement and how some ended up being hospitalized for schizophrenia as a result.
Information and photos drawn from The Protest Psychosis by Jonathan M. Metzl.