Colored Insane - Slavery, Asylums, and Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century

Martha Louis explores Black experiences and views of mental disability in the nineteenth century, shedding light on the lives and struggles of the "colored insane."

About the author

Diana Martha Louis is an assistant professor of women's and gender studies at the University of Michigan.

Product details

• Authors: Diana Martha Louis
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2025
• EAN: 9780231212878
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21287-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Race, Inequality, and Health
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Psychiatry, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients), history; medical