Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: African Americans, Gender, and Public Health in the South 1
6. Part I. The Creation of a Black Health Movement
7. 1. Private Crusades for Public Health 17
8. 2. Spreading the Gospel of Health 33
9. 3. A New Deal for Black Health 58
10. Part II. The Implementation of Black Health Programs
11. 4. Good Intentions and Bad Blood in Alabama 85
12. 5. The Public Health Work of Poor Rural Women 118
13. 6. Sharecroppers and Sorority Women 149
14. Conclusion 168
15. Notes 171
16. Selected Bibliography 225
17. Index 239
18. Backmatter 249