Intensely human: the health of black soldiers in the American Civil War

Intensely human: the health of black soldiers in the American Civil War

Series Title(s):
African American history month lecture
Author(s):
Humphreys, Margaret, 1955-
Contributor(s):
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Publication:
[Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 2011
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Black or African American -- history
Military Personnel -- history
American Civil War
Cause of Death
Human Body
Prejudice
United States
Abstract:
(Producer) Black soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. This presentation explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. It covers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body, and also shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians' efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
085 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Cast:
Introduction: Dr. Elizabeth Fee, Chief, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine; Presenter: Dr. Margaret Humphreys, Duke University.
Provenance:
Transfer; Stephen Greenberg, public service librarian, History of Medicine Division; 20110216; Acc.#11-03.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101555087 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
707710819
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101555087