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Dying in the City of the Blues: Sickle Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race and Health (1st Edition) by Professor Keith Wailoo Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-8078-4896-4 / 0807848964 ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4896-8 / 9780807848968 Understanding the connections between culture, race, politics, and disease This groundbreaking book chronicles the history of sickle cell anemia in the United States, tracing its transformation from an "invisible" malady to a powerful, yet contested, cultural symbol of African American pain and suff |