From enslavement to COVID-19 African American labor, health, and history / Joe William Trotter Jr.
| Author/creator | Trotter, Joe William |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025] |
| Description | xii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Enslavement -- Emancipation -- Industrial Era -- Digital Age. |
| Abstract | "During the COVID-19 pandemic, commentators opined that the high concentration of African Americans in dangerous and unsafe work and living environments exposed them to the virus at higher and more deadly rates than their Euro-American counterparts. In From Enslavement to COVID-19, Joe William Trotter Jr. delves into the historical context of this phenomenon. Focusing on four historical periods--enslavement, emancipation, the industrial era, and the digital age--Trotter argues that rather than being anomalous, the fight for adequate health care and beneficial social service policies follows a similar trajectory as the movement of Black people from enslavement to freedom. The book emphasizes how the labor requirements of work shaped the African American encounter with disease; how white medical professionals developed stereotypes about the susceptibility of Black people to sickness; and how those professionals denied essential medical care to the country's most vulnerable. Trotter also highlights how people of African descent drew on their legacy of activism and community-building to improve their physical and mental conditions, creating programs and strategies to combat inequality and discrimination in the nation's health care system"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025013864 |
| ISBN | 9781469690841 cloth |
| ISBN | 9781469690858 paperback |
| ISBN | epub |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |