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Were more African Americans “cured” and discharged during this period? Or were there simply more admissions, which led to lines of thinking more in line with J.F. Miller. -RJD
“By the 1880s and 1890s another concept of degeneration circulated within medical and intellectual circles, positing that African Americans were on the verge of extinction due to their inability to physically adjust to modern society.” (80).
What circles exactly did this theory circulate through? Extinction is a very strong word, considering around 4 million were previously enslaved were freed by 1863. -RJD
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