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Tapper shows how sickle cell anemia was used to promote the superiority of racial purity and to characterize the black body as contaminated.

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"Tapper's assertion that sickle cell anemia has been used to determine racial purity and whiteness as well as 'black inferiority' is very convincing and well documented. Based on the book's format and sophistication, it is recommended for all levels, from general readers to professionals in the medical sciences." * Choice *
"Recommended for all levels, from general readers to professionals in the medical sciences." * Library Journal *

In the Blood

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 4 February 1999
      ISBN-13 9780812234718
      978-0812234718
      ISBN-10 0812234715

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tapper shows how sickle cell anemia was used to promote the superiority of racial purity and to characterize the black body as contaminated.

      Trade Review
      "Tapper's assertion that sickle cell anemia has been used to determine racial purity and whiteness as well as 'black inferiority' is very convincing and well documented. Based on the book's format and sophistication, it is recommended for all levels, from general readers to professionals in the medical sciences." * Choice *
      "Recommended for all levels, from general readers to professionals in the medical sciences." * Library Journal *

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