Ashamed to die : silence, denial, and the AIDS epidemic in the South / Andrew J. Skerritt.
| Author/creator |
Skerritt, Andrew J. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2011. |
| Description | xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | 1. The final call -- 2. Carolyn -- 3. Somebody else is worse off than you -- 4. I cried for you -- 5. Bad blood -- 6. The AIDS doctor -- 7. Dr. Michael Watson -- 8. Carolyn: The crazy '80s -- 9. Pegram baby -- 10. A community responds to AIDS -- 11. Chris Blanton -- 12. Armed and dangerous -- 13. Cliff -- 14. Linda Ashley -- 15. AIDS Lady -- 16. Sandy -- 17. Nita -- 18. Moving on -- 19. Dr. Phil Lackey -- 20. Dr. Craig Charles -- 21. Carolyn: The Final Years -- 22. Tracy -- 23. A call to action -- 24. Robbie -- 25. Girard. |
| Abstract | "By focusing on a small town in South Carolina, this study of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the South reveals the hard truths of an ongoing and complex issue. Skerritt contends that the United States has failed to adequately address the threat of HIV and AIDS in communities of color and that taboos about love, race, and sexuality-combined with Southern conservatism, white privilege, and black oppression-continue to create an unacceptable death toll. The heartbreak of America's failure comes alive through case studies of individuals such as Carolyn, a wild child whose rebellion coincided with the advent of AIDS, and Nita, a young woman searching for love and trapped in an abusive relationship. The results are most visible at the town's segregated burial ground where dozens of young black men and women who have died from AIDS are laid to rest. Not only a call to action and awareness, this is a true story of how persons of faith, enduring love, and limitless forgiveness can inspire others by serving as guides for poor communities facing a public health threat burdened with conflicting moral and social conventions"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011016724 |
| ISBN | 9781569768143 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1569768145 (hardback) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA643.84.S85 S54 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |