Unspeakable : the story of Junius Wilson /
Presents the story of Junius Wilson, a deaf man accused in 1925 of attempted rape, found insane at a lunacy hearing, committed to the criminal ward of the State Hospital for the Colored Insane, castrated, forced to labor for the institution, and held at the hospital for more than seven decades
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2007]
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| Series: | Caravan book
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| Summary: | Presents the story of Junius Wilson, a deaf man accused in 1925 of attempted rape, found insane at a lunacy hearing, committed to the criminal ward of the State Hospital for the Colored Insane, castrated, forced to labor for the institution, and held at the hospital for more than seven decades |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index |
| ISBN: | 0807884340 9780807884348 |