Deluxe Jim Crow: Civil Rights and American Health Policy, 1935-1954

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Deluxe Jim Crow This page intentionally left blank Civil Rights and American Health Policy, 1935–1954 The University of Georgia Press Athens and London Karen Kruse Thomas Jim Crow Portions of the book have appeared, in somewhat different form, in the Journal of African American History, the Journal of Southern History, and the Nursing History Review. Full credits are given on page xiii and constitute an addendum to this copyright page.© 2011 by the University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org All rights reserved Designed by Mindy Basinger Hill Set in 10.5/14 Garamond Premier Pro Printed digitally in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Karen Kruse. Deluxe Jim Crow : civil rights and American health policy, 1935–1954 / Karen Kruse Thomas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3016-7 (hardcover) ISBN-10: 0-8203-3016-7 (hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4044-9 (paperback) ISBN-10: 0-8203-4044-8 (paperback) 1. Minorities—Medical care—United States—History— 20th century. 2. Discrimination in medical care—United States—20th century. 3. Equality—Health aspects—United States—20th century. 4. African Americans—Medical care—United States—20th century. I. Title. RA563.M56T46 2011 362.1089'00973—dc23 2011022468 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ISBN for this digital edition: 978-0-8203-4178-1 For my grandfather, Tom Forest Davenport, M.D. (1895–1995), Atlanta pediatrician from 1923 to 1980 This page intentionally left blank ...