Sick from Freedom

Sick from Freedom
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780199758722
ISBN-13 : 0199758727
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Download or read book Sick from Freedom written by Jim Downs and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sick from Freedom provides the first study of the health conditions of emancipated slaves and reveals the epidemics, illnesses, and poverty that former slaves suffered from when slavery ended and freedom began.


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