Based upon Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 in Under the Strain of Color , please examine the role Richard Wright and Frederick Wertham played in developing social psychiatry in African-American communities....

Under the Stain of Colour by Gabriel N. Mendes is a very intriguing and thought-provoking book. The Lafargue Clinic essentially reflects a symbolic landmark in the history not only for African American encounters in terms of psychiatry but also for the reckoning psychotherapy of America with respect to social sources of mental disorders. The book takes us back in 1946, where with the establishment of mental health clinic had opened door to access to healthcare in Harlem. What was more remarkable in its inception was its deep-down philosophy and intended patient population. Both Richard wright and Frederick Wertham had an integral role to play in developing social psychiatry in African-American communities. Essentially, the clinic of Lafargue Mental Hygiene was result of an unique and inspiring friendship between Bavarian-born psychiatrist Dr. Frederic Wertham and African-American novelist as well as an intellectual Richard Wright. These two strong men came together and worked towards reducing the widespread racism, oppression as well as...