Exiles in our own country : the long road back
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| Description | This videotape marks the centennial of the National Hansen's Disease Center. The Center began on November 30, 1894 at Indian Camp, an abandoned sugar plantation which became the state of Louisiana's leper home. Patients were sometimes brought to Carville in shackles. Dr. L.A. Wailes was the first physician assigned to Carville. In 1896, Dr. Wailes resigned but four Sisters of Charity arrived to care for the patients. In the early 20th century, it became apparent that the United States needed a national policy for the care of Hansen's patients. Several sites were studied as possible locations for a national hospital. Among those were Kalaupapa, Hawaii, location of Father Damien's Hansen's disease colony. While the federal government dithered over where to locate the hospital, patient 306, John Ruskin Early, forced the government to act by continually escaping confinement. In 1920, the federal government bought the Lousiana Leper Home for $35,000. The video features interviews w |
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| Source | collections.nlm.nih.gov |
| Author | Trautman, John R., United States. Division of National HD Programs. |
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Attribution: Trautman, John R., United States. Division of National HD Programs.