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An Underground Extension of Democracy: The Lafargue Clinic and the promise of antiracist psychiatry
- Transition
- Indiana University Press
- Issue 115, 2014
- pp. 4-22
- Article
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Before he became infamous for his crusade against comic books, Dr. Fredric Wertham collaborated with Richard Wright to found Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic. Gabriel Mendes recounts the history and successes of this early attempt to provide accessible psychological care to the black community