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Strange Country Ep. 63: Damnation Island
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Those considered insane, poor, sick, and criminal were committed to Blackwell Island. It was designed to help, to be a safe haven, but became a nightmare. Strange Country co-hosts Kelly and Beth dive into the conditions at Blackwell and talk about gratitude. While things are bleak now at least we don't have to bathe in other people's syphilis sores.
Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.
Cite your sources:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lunacy-and-mad-doctors/201304/gaslight-stories-the-mania-monomania
http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Blackwell%27s_Island_Asylum
Horn, Stacy. Damnation Island
288 episodes
Manage episode 219236967 series 1532641
Those considered insane, poor, sick, and criminal were committed to Blackwell Island. It was designed to help, to be a safe haven, but became a nightmare. Strange Country co-hosts Kelly and Beth dive into the conditions at Blackwell and talk about gratitude. While things are bleak now at least we don't have to bathe in other people's syphilis sores.
Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.
Cite your sources:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lunacy-and-mad-doctors/201304/gaslight-stories-the-mania-monomania
http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Blackwell%27s_Island_Asylum
Horn, Stacy. Damnation Island
288 episodes
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