![]() ![]() Pro-slavery advocates trumpeted the results as evidence of the beneficial effects of slavery, and the probable consequences of emancipation. Published results of the census indicated that alarming numbers of black persons living in non-slaveholding States were mentally ill, in striking contrast to the corresponding figures for slaveholding States. ![]() The 1840 census was the first that attempted to count Americans who were "insane" or "idiotic". Multiple cities recorded populations of over 100,000 (New York, Baltimore, and New Orleans)Ĭontroversy over statistics for mental illness among Northern blacks.A city recorded a population of over 300,000 ( New York). ![]()
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