This book was a hard one to get through simply because it was so disheartening to me on how black people were treated so badly all the way up to the late 20th century in an asylum hospital which was supposed to be of help to the people, but it was far from that. Black men and women were put in that place even if they were charged with a minor misdemeanor, forced to work on the land, and even contributed to building the hospital originally. They were plunged in hot or cold waters as a supposed therapy, and were really never given true help or therapy if they were in fact of such need.
Frankly, overall, this book is a MUST READ for those who might yet not be able to understand the way black people were persecuted and abused in the state that was so horrible in their treatment of colored American citizens. It is a tragedy that even today there is so much prejudice and white supremacy, and there seems to be no end to it in an America that appears to be deteriorating as a democracy as we speak.
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A Must Read For Anyone in the Medical Field!
I'm not that far into the book, however, I LOVE it! It's a must-read for anyone in the medical field, anyone who wants to learn more about history or mental illness - anyone in general! I love the way journalist Antonia Hylton shares her loved one's struggle with mental illness and the way she writes. I only did high-school journalism, so never considered the points she made about using journalism as more than being responsible for writing the first draft of history, but using it to point out gaps and inaccuracies in history, and challenging the status quo by literally "complicating" history, itself. While no one "likes" a complicated history that deviates from the truth, Hylton writes the truth! There is no area in American History that needs this sort of reporting more than Black American's and their struggles with mental illness and the mental health care system. Though I'm not Black, I could relate to MANY elements of her loved one's story. I have learned so much about the ways the medical field has mistreated Black Americans historically, what they endured from the days of slavery, and even NOW. We need more well-written books like this. Thank you, Ms. Hylton, for writing this powerful book!
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I'm not that far into the book, however, I LOVE it! It's a must-read for anyone in the medical field, anyone who wants to learn more about history or mental illness - anyone in general! I love the way journalist Antonia Hylton shares her loved one's struggle with mental illness and the way she writes. I only did high-school journalism, so never considered the points she made about using journalism as more than being responsible for writing the first draft of history, but using it to point out gaps and inaccuracies in history, and challenging the status quo by literally "complicating" history, itself. While no one "likes" a complicated history that deviates from the truth, Hylton writes the truth! There is no area in American History that needs this sort of reporting more than Black American's and their struggles with mental illness and the mental health care system. Though I'm not Black, I could relate to MANY elements of her loved one's story. I have learned so much about the ways the medical field has mistreated Black Americans historically, what they endured from the days of slavery, and even NOW. We need more well-written books like this. Thank you, Ms. Hylton, for writing this powerful book!
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