Inside Crownsville: An African-American Mental Asylum

Inside Crownsville: An African-American Mental Asylum

In 1911, experts believed that the psychology of different races was distinct, and so, like other states, the state of Maryland founded Crownsville, a mental asylum administered by an all-white doctor and nursing staff expressly and exclusively for African-Americans.

From her book “Madness,” author/Peabody-award winning journalist/on-air NBC…

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