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"In antebellum New Orleans, whites and Blacks died in droves from yellow fever. But the fortunes of survivors were less equal. Kathryn Olivarius explores the resulting framework of "immunocapital." For whites, immunity signaled creditworthiness. For enslaved Blacks, immunity enhanced...

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Main Author: Olivarius, Kathryn Meyer McAllister, 1989- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Race discrimination > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
Yellow fever > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
Immunity > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
Social stratification > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Discrimination raciale > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Fièvre jaune > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Immunité > Aspect social > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Stratification sociale > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Immunity > Social aspects.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Slaves.
Social stratification.
Yellow fever.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
1800-1899
History.

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