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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Textbook of Black-related diseases. Edited by Richard A. Williams.

Publication Details

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975 CE.

The first textbook on diseases of African Americans written by African American physicians. The book set the tone for recognizing the importance of race and ethnicity in the evalutation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients, and the need to collect health data according to racial and ethnic designation. 

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#7054
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9221
Author Bio Linknmanet.org ↗
External URLtextbook-of-blackrelated-diseases

Geographic Context

Publication place: New York