Summary
"On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the... Full description
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Edition
First edition.
Subjects
Psychiatric hospitals > Maryland > Crownsville > History.
African Americans > Mental health services > Maryland > Crownsville > History.
African Americans > Maryland > Crownsville > Biography.
Mentally ill > Abuse of > Maryland > Crownsville > History.