Drapetomania
Drapetomania
Dec 13, 2019
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51K views · 3.5K reactions | The Truth About Drapetomania In 1851, a white doctor named Samuel Cartwright claimed that enslaved Black people who tried to escape had a mental illness — Drapetomania. This wasn’t science. It was white supremacy masked as medicine. Share this truth. #UnlockYourMindInfinite #trend #trending #truth #viral #facts #history #fyp #BlackHistory #Drapetomania #MedicalRacism #SlaveryTruths #AmericanHistory | UnlockYour Mind | Facebook
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What was Drapetomania? Coined in 1851 by American physician Samuel A. Cartwright, drapetomania was a pseudo-medical term used to describe the supposed mental illness that caused enslaved Africans to flee captivity. The name comes from the Greek "drapetes" (a runaway) and "mania" (madness or frenzy). Cartwright argued that enslaved people who tried to escape were suffering from a disorder that could be prevented or cured by proper physical discipline and Christian guidance. In his article titled
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