Inside the Madness: Segregated Mental Asylum Built By Its Patients

For Black History Month, this is very important. In this conversation, Antonia Hylton discusses her book ‘Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum’ and the history of Crownsville, a mental facility for Black patients during the Jim Crow era.

The conversation covers the background of Antonia’s interest in journalism and mental health, the discovery of Crownsville, the construction and operation of the facility, the treatment of patients, and the broader implications of Crownsville as a microcosm of American history. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding and sharing our history to address the challenges of mental health in present-day America.

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