African American Slave Medicine
Download or Read eBook African American Slave Medicine PDF written by Herbert C. Covey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Herbert C. Covey |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 0739116444 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780739116449 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis African American Slave Medicine by : Herbert C. Covey
Book excerpt: African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African American folk practitioners during slavery.