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First published in 1998 and reprinted here with a new introduction, this collection of interactive discussions between Ezra Griffith and Chester Pierce takes readers on a journey through different stages of Pierce's life.

Examines the role of African Americans within American psychiatric health care from interconnected perspectives. The experiences of black patients and the mental health professionals who serve them are analysed against the backdrop of the cultural, societal, and professional forces that have shaped their place in this specialized health care arena.

Chester Pierce was born in 1927, by 1952 he was a graduate of the Harvard Medical School. He went on to become president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and president of the American Orthopsychiatric Association. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences and had an annual research seminar named after him by the National Medical Association.Founding chair of the Black Psychiatrists of Amer...

The Spiritual Baptist Church, thought to be present in the English-speaking Caribbean from about the late nineteenth century, has long been a fairly potent force in the daily life of the islanders, although its effect has varied depending on the island concerned. Certainly, in Trinidad and St Vincent, the movement has had considerable visibility over the years, and in those countries, its evolution and development have seen the movement take a...

The Spiritual Baptist Church, thought to be present in the English-speaking Caribbean from about the late nineteenth century, has long been a fairly potent force in the daily life of the islanders, although its effect has varied depending on the island concerned. Certainly, in Trinidad and St Vincent, the movement has had considerable visibility over the years, and in those countries, its evolution and development have seen the movement take a...