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Research Guides

Research Guides

Black Autists: 1700s to the Present

Cristina Dimova /

Within this webpage, you will find information regarding incredible Black autists from the early 1700s to now. As you scroll through, please feel free to share more stories about or by Black autists so these narratives can be heard!

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19th & Early 20th Century Black Women’s Health: Mental Disabilities & Sterilization

Isabelle Duval /

A brief explanation of African-Americans with disabilities during slavery and how the treatment they faced shaped their presence in the disabled community during the 19th century. As well as a HistoryPin detailing the American asylums and hospitals that served African-Americans.

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Slavery and Mental Health: Accounts and Rhetoric

Gwyn Gutheil /

Bigoted rhetoric has been a detrimental staple in the discussion of Black mental health since enslavement.

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