Enslaved people's health was ignored from the country's beginning, laying the groundwork for today's health disparities
- Written by Eric Kyere, Assistant professor, social work, Indiana University
Freed slaves on the plantation of Confederate General Thomas F. Drayton in Hilton Head, South Carolina. This photograph was taken circa 1865.Getty Images / CORBISSome critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back...