The Resource Intensely human : the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War, Margaret Humphreys
Intensely human : the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War, Margaret Humphreys
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- Summary
- Black soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. Historian Margaret Humphreys explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. In doing so, she uncovers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth-century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body. In the archival collections of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Humphreys found evidence that the high death rate among black soldiers resulted from malnourishment, inadequate shelter and clothing, inferior medical attention, and assignments to hazardous environments. While some observant physicians of the day attributed the black soldiers' high mortality rate to these circumstances, few medical professionals--on either side of the conflict--were prepared to challenge the "biological evidence" of white superiority. Humphreys shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians' efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 197 p.
- Contents
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- The Black body at war
- The pride of true manhood
- Biology and destiny
- Medical care
- Region, disease, and the vulnerable recruit
- Louisiana
- Death on the Rio Grande
- Telling the story
- Isbn
- 9780801886966
- Label
- Intensely human : the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War
- Title
- Intensely human
- Title remainder
- the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Margaret Humphreys
- Subject
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- Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888
- African American soldiers -- Health and hygiene | History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888.
- African American soldiers -- Mortality | History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Black soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. Historian Margaret Humphreys explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. In doing so, she uncovers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth-century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body. In the archival collections of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Humphreys found evidence that the high death rate among black soldiers resulted from malnourishment, inadequate shelter and clothing, inferior medical attention, and assignments to hazardous environments. While some observant physicians of the day attributed the black soldiers' high mortality rate to these circumstances, few medical professionals--on either side of the conflict--were prepared to challenge the "biological evidence" of white superiority. Humphreys shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians' efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Humphreys, Margaret
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- African American soldiers
- African American soldiers
- Masculinity
- Body, Human
- Racism
- United States
- Russell, Ira
- Russell, Ira
- Label
- Intensely human : the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War, Margaret Humphreys
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Black body at war -- The pride of true manhood -- Biology and destiny -- Medical care -- Region, disease, and the vulnerable recruit -- Louisiana -- Death on the Rio Grande -- Telling the story
- Control code
- ocn123119702
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 197 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801886966
- Lccn
- 2007013962
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- Label
- Intensely human : the health of the black soldier in the American Civil War, Margaret Humphreys
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Black body at war -- The pride of true manhood -- Biology and destiny -- Medical care -- Region, disease, and the vulnerable recruit -- Louisiana -- Death on the Rio Grande -- Telling the story
- Control code
- ocn123119702
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 197 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801886966
- Lccn
- 2007013962
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
Subject
- Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888
- African American soldiers -- Health and hygiene | History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Russell, Ira, 1815-1888.
- African American soldiers -- Mortality | History -- 19th century
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