Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol"Throughout its history, Washington, D.C. has experienced many of the nation's worst epidemics, including maternal and infant mortality, homicide, heroin overdoses, and HIV/AIDS. And these epidemics have disproportionately affected African Americans. Why and how does such racial health inequality persist and get reproduced? Starting from the city's founding in the late 1700s and tracing into the present--and drawing from multiple sources, including archival material; life-history interviews; and census, vital statistics, and disease surveillance data--this book illustrates how the city's physical, social, and policy design contributes to the production and reproduction of disproportionate death among African Americans"-- Provided by publisher. |
