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"Another in a fine series, this is the second recent bibliography on the health of black Americans by Rice and Jones. Their Black American Health focused on sources published during the 1970s and 1980s. This work, however, covers publications from 1870 to 1960 and includes nearly 600 annotations; the vast majority of items cited are journal articles. Entries are arranged into three time periods: 1871-1919 (post-Reconstruction to the early 20th century), 1920-1950, and 1951-1960, with annotations numbered in sequence. The introduction, which discusses health and working conditions for black Americans from slavery to the mid-20th century, is fairly lengthy and informative. Rice and Jones's two works combine several decades of important literature, thereby making research more convenient and less time consuming. Lenwood G. Davis's bibliography A History of Selected Diseases in the Black Community (1976) is also a listing of retrospective titles on health; however, the work under review is far more comprehensive than Davis's 28-page pamphlet. . . . University-level collections."
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“Another in a fine series, this is the second recent bibliography on the health of black Americans by Rice and Jones. Their Black American Health focused on sources published during the 1970s and 1980s. This work, however, covers publications from 1870 to 1960 and includes nearly 600 annotations; the vast majority of items cited are journal articles. Entries are arranged into three time periods: 1871-1919 (post-Reconstruction to the early 20th century), 1920-1950, and 1951-1960, with annotations numbered in sequence. The introduction, which discusses health and working conditions for black Americans from slavery to the mid-20th century, is fairly lengthy and informative. Rice and Jones's two works combine several decades of important literature, thereby making research more convenient and less time consuming. Lenwood G. Davis's bibliography A History of Selected Diseases in the Black Community (1976) is also a listing of retrospective titles on health; however, the work under review is far more comprehensive than Davis's 28-page pamphlet. . . . University-level collections.”–
“This titles is recommended for both social and medical historians.”–
“This volume lists 592 citations to contemporary sources, primarily from medical or health journals, and should be valuable to researchers in both social and medical history. The framing dates are well explained in the text: little was published on this topic before 1871, because blacks did not leave the plantations (which provided limited health care) in great numbers until after emancipation and reconstruction; post-1960 publications have been listed in a companion volume by the same authors, Black American Health (Greenwood, 1987.) An introductory essay gives an overview on such health-related topics as sanitation, housing, and working conditions. The citations are arranged by date in three main sections: 1871-1919, 1920-1950, and 1951-1960. Within each section, they are listed alphabetically. Author and title indexes are included.”–
“This volume lists 592 citations to contemporary sources, primarily from medical or health journals, and should be valuable to researchers in both social and medical history. The framing dates are well explained in the text: little was published on this topic before 1871, because blacks did not leave the plantations (which provided limited health care) in great numbers until after emancipation and reconstruction; post-1960 publications have been listed in a companion volume by the same authors, Black American Health (Greenwood, 1987.) An introductory essay gives an overview on such health-related topics as sanitation, housing, and working conditions. The citations are arranged by date in three main sections: 1871-1919, 1920-1950, and 1951-1960. Within each section, they are listed alphabetically. Author and title indexes are included.”–
Health of Black Americans from Post-Reconstruction to Integration, 1871-1960 : An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Sources (Bibliographies and Indexes in Afro-American and African Studies)
Health of Black Americans from Post-Reconstruction to Integration, 1871-1960: An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Sources (Bibliographies and Indexes in Afro-American and African Studies),Mitchell F. Rice,Woodrow Jones,Greenwood Press,0313263140,19th century,20th century,Abstracts,African Americans,Bibliographies & Indexes,Blacks In The U.S.,Diseases,General,Health & Fitness,Health Services For Special Classes,Health/Fitness,History,Medical care,Reference,Black studies,Health & Fitness / General,Health systems & services,Population & demography,Social history,USA
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