Dying in the City of the Blues: Sickel Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race and Health by Keith Wailoo

Dying in the City of the Blues: Sickel Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race and Health

Keith Wailoo

360 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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This groundbreaking book chronicles the history of sickle cell anemia in the United States, tracing its transformation from an invisible malady to a powerful, yet contested, cultural symbol of African American pain and suffering.Set in Memphis, ho...

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