The Health Struggles of Black Americans Following the Civil War
Why did the health outcomes of newly freed Black people suffer after the abolition of slavery in the US? In this text, we discuss the federal government's response to the medical needs of Black people in the South after the American Civil War and the consequences of the government’s limited efforts.
Topics
- health equity
- public health
- medical discrimination
- equity
- racism
- inclusion
- diversity
- belonging
- Freedmens bureau
- Freedmens hospital
- RDEISE
- civil war
- emancipation
- contraband hospital
- slavery
- enslavement
- reconstruction
- contraband
- union army