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Unspeakable
- The Story of Junius Wilson
- De: Susan Burch, Hannah Joyner
- Narrado por: Corey Johnson
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Junius Wilson (1908-2001) spent 76 years at a state mental hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, including 6 in the criminal ward. He had never been declared insane by a medical professional or found guilty of any criminal charge. But he was deaf and Black in the Jim Crow South. Unspeakable is the story of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nuanced look at a complicated case of injustice
- De Karla en 08-06-24
- Unspeakable
- The Story of Junius Wilson
- De: Susan Burch, Hannah Joyner
- Narrado por: Corey Johnson
Nuanced look at a complicated case of injustice
Revisado: 08-06-24
I really enjoyed this biography about Junius Wilson, a deaf black man, who was unjustly institutionalized for most of his life. The story contextualizes the many circumstances and discriminations that allowed for Wilson’s castration and continued institutionalization for 60+ years. It also chronicles the many progressive laws and activism efforts that slowly changed attitudes towards and the treatment of disabled and institutionalized people that eventually led to the many legal measures that finally granted Wilson more rights and freedom, albeit devastatingly late in his life.
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