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4.0 out of 5 stars
White state blanches black traditional health providers.,
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This review is from: African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory (Hardcover)
As this book is not available in stores or is even published yet, it is very difficult to find. I was in the lucky position to receive an advance copy from a faculty advisor. This is a very brief summary of what I have to say:Fraser's exploration of Virginia's erasure of traditional African-American midwives is insightful and nuanced, reading the state's 1920's health policy between its lines. Fraser racializes the health policies which "retired" the African American community's most helpful and affordable care providers and thus exposes how far reaching prejudice can be. Not intended as a call to action for African-Americans as much as a historical exposition, the book is helpful for anyone studying the tension between modern and traditional forms of healing. Let's hope it gets through the publishing mill soon. END |
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African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory by Gertrude Jacinta Fraser (Hardcover - November 30, 1998)
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