"This happened in Alabama:" Malcolm Marler speaking about AIDS Care Teams

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The Reverend Malcolm Marler talks about the establishment of AIDS Care Teams (also called AIDS Support Teams) and the training associated with it in the mid-1990s in Birmingham, Alabama. This was an expansion of his counseling work at the 1917 AIDS Clinic. He also talks about how personalization and education were key to overcoming the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.

Program Name

Called to Care: Faith Based AIDS Responses in 1980s and 1990s Alabama

Advisor

Charlie Gibbons

College

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Source

https://digitalprojects.uah.edu/items/show/14766

Publication Date

7-22-2024

Keywords

Birmingham (Ala.);University of Alabama in Birminghamm;AIDS (Disease);HIV (Viruses);AIDS (Disease)---History;AIDS (Disease);Religious aspects;HIV-positive persons;Care;HIV infections---Religious aspects;HIV infections--Religious aspects--Christianity;Interviews;Video recording

Disciplines

Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History

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