Martin Summers, 2013–2014 | National Humanities Center

Martin Summers (NHC Fellow, 2013–14)

Project Title

Race, Madness, and the State: A History of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and Washington, D.C.'s African American Community, 1855-1987

Boston College

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Fellowship Work Summary, 2013–14

Martin Summers completed three chapters of his book Race, Madness, and the State: A Social History of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and Washington, DC’s African American Community, 1855–1987.

Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation’s Capital

NHC Virtual Book Talk: Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation’s Capital