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Sentenced to science : one black man's story of imprisonment in America

Title
Sentenced to science : one black man's story of imprisonment in America / Allen M. Hornblum.
Author
Hornblum, Allen M.
Publication
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007.

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xiv, 207 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Anthony, Edward, 1943-
  • Holmesburg Prison
  • Human experimentation in medicine > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Prisoners > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Anecdotes
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.
Contents
"My back is on fire" -- "The jungle" -- "Bubble-eyed Butch" -- "Don't serve time; let time serve you" -- "He's got a body like Marilyn Monroe" -- "They called me outer limits" -- "Fruit up" -- "He still has the cork in his ass!" -- "Those doctors ain't interested in you" -- "I tried my best" -- "I was in some deep shit now" -- "My spiritual awakening" -- "It was a jihad" -- "Feeling death blow past my face" -- "A righteous life" -- "Trying to get a little justice."
Call Number
Sc E 08-15
ISBN
  • 9780271033365 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0271033363 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007017451
OCLC
123955084
Author
Hornblum, Allen M.
Title
Sentenced to science : one black man's story of imprisonment in America / Allen M. Hornblum.
Imprint
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.
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Sc E 08-15
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