Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection

An investigation into the cause of death of St. Louis Individual, a 23-year old Black or African American male who died in the 1930s, reveals evidence of structural violence and the impact of systemic racism in historically marginalized communities.

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Main Authors: Rita M. Austin, Molly Zuckerman, Tanvi P. Honap, Hedwig Lee, Geoff K. Ward, Christina Warinner, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Courtney A. Hofman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03890-z
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Communications Biology
title Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection
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title_short Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection
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