Ashamed to die : silence, denial, and the AIDS epidemic in the South / Andrew J. Skerritt.
Title:
Ashamed to die : silence, denial, and the AIDS epidemic in the South / Andrew J. Skerritt.
ISBN:
9781569769553
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Publication Information:
Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2021]
©2011
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
The final call -- Carolyn -- Somebody else is worse off than you -- I cried for you -- Bad blood -- The AIDS doctor -- Dr. Michael Watson -- Carolyn : the crazy '80s -- Pegram baby -- A community responds to AIDS -- Chris Blanton -- Armed and dangerous -- Cliff -- Linda Ashley -- AIDS lady -- Sandy -- Nita -- Moving on -- Dr. Phil Lackey -- Dr. Craig Charles -- Carolyn : the final years -- Tracy -- A call to action -- Robbie -- Girard.
Summary:
Explores the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis on the small southern town of Clover, South Carolina, and examines the factors that have led to a large death toll in communities of color in the South due to HIV/AIDS. Highlights the work of Reverend Tricia Ann Starr, an advocate from those suffering from HIV/AIDS, particularly those in rural, southern communities of color.
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