Excited Delirium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease

by Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús

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In 1980, Charles Wetli---a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed "cult expert" of Afro-Caribbean religions---identified what he called "excited delirium syndrome." Soon, medical examiners began using the syndrome regularly to describe the deaths of Black men and women during interactions with police. Police and medical examiners claimed that Black people with so-called excited delirium exhibited superhuman strength induced from narcotics...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1478030550

ISBN13:9781478030553

Release Date:August 2024

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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