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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nelson, Alondra, author.
Body and soul: the Black Panther Party and the fight against medical discrimination/
Alondra Nelson.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8166-7648-4 (hc : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8166-7649-1 (pb : alk. paper)
1. Minorities—Medical care—United States. 2. Discrimination in medical care—
United States. 3. Race discrimination—United States. 4. Black Panther Party. I. Title.
RA448.5.N4N45 2011
362.1089′96073—dc23
2011040833
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
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