namsmommy09 's review for:

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

4.0

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This was a very in-depth look at the mental health issues that our country faces both today and in our history. The terrible ways that "sick" were treated at these asylums, the steps that people took to try to make changes. I loved the stories of individual people sprinkled throughout. It gave the book a more personal touch. Knowing that the author's family had direct contact with this hospital made it all the more touching.