Psychiatry under the shadow of white supremacy

Psychiatry under the shadow of white supremacy

Psychiatry in the aftermath of slavery

After emancipation, Georgia’s infamous Milledgeville hospital for people with mental illness began to accept black patients — but segregated them and treated them without concern for the extreme racial violence that they had experienced. Physician and historian Mical Raz examines a new book about the institution by feminist and anti-racist scholar Mab Segrest, which combines archival research with fictionalized scenes.

Nature | 4 min read