North Carolina and the Problem of AIDS: Advocacy, Politics, and Race in the South

225 Pages·2011·1.59 MB·English

by  Stephen J Inrig

NORTH CAROLINA &
THE PROBLEM OF AIDS
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NORTH CAROLINA &
THE PROBLEM OF AIDS
Advocacy, Politics, & Race in the South
STEPHEN INRIG
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
© 2011 The University of North Carolina Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Inrig, Stephen.
(cid:2)North Carolina and the problem of AIDS : advocacy,
politics, and race in the South / Stephen Inrig.
p. cm.
(cid:2)Includes bibliographical references and index.
(cid:2)ISBN 978-0-8078-3498-5 (hardback : alk. paper)
(cid:2)1. AIDS (Disease)—North Carolina—History.
(cid:2)2. AIDS (Disease)—Social aspects—North Carolina. 3. AIDS
(Disease)—Southern States—History. 4. African American
gays—Diseases. I. Title.
RA643.84.N8I57 2011
362.196’9792009756—dc23
2011025920
cloth(cid:2)15 14 13 12 11(cid:2)5 4 3 2 1
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
INTRODUCTION
In a Place So Ordinary: The Problem of AIDS
in North Carolina and the American South 1
ONE
AIDS and the Frightening Future:
The Emergence of AIDS in North Carolina 13
TWO
Making Sure That This Tragedy Never Happens Again:
AIDS Organizing and North Carolina’s Gay Community 26
THREE
We Ain’t Going to Tell Nobody:
AIDS Organizations and the Challenge of Diversity 43
FOUR
Black Men Die a Thousand Diff erent Ways:
AIDS in African American Communities 58
FIVE
The Future of a Futureless Future:
AIDS and the Problem of Poverty in North Carolina 86
SIX
Get Real. Get Tested: AIDS as a Chronic Disease in the
American South 108
CONCLUSION
Watson and the Shark: The Past and Future of AIDS in
North Carolina and the American South 127
NOTES 139 BIBLIOGRAPHY 173 INDEX 203
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FIGURES AND TABLES
Figures
FIG. 1.1.
Net Population Migration to and from
North Carolina, 1920–1980 15
FIG. 2.1.
North Carolina HIV/AIDS Cases by Race, 1983–1985 40
FIG. 4.1.
North Carolina HIV/AIDS Cases by Race, 1987–1996 62
Tables
TABLE 1.1.
Black Migration to and from North Carolina,
1965–1980 24
TABLE 2.1.
White AIDS Cases by Transmission Factor in Major
North Carolina Cities, 1981–1989 41
TABLE 2.2.
Black AIDS Cases by Transmission Factor in Major
North Carolina Cities, 1981–1989 41