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Night Doctors (also known as Night Riders, Night Witches, Ku Klux Doctors and Student Doctors) are bogeymen of African American folklore, resulting from some factual basis.
Oct 11, 2016 · According to Time magazine, this belief was still in evidence well past World War II; an article from October 4, 1954, stated, “Even today in some southern states, mothers threaten naughty children with ‘the night doctor will get you’—a reference to the antebellum breed of burkers.”
Aug 18, 2021 · Folklorists have traced the origins of the night-doctor belief back to the antebellum period: a time when “Negro Hospitals” performed risky experimental procedures on slaves with impunity, African-American cemeteries were routinely ransacked as part of the illicit corpse trade, and Night Patrols used violence and psychological warfare to ...
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Night Doctors (also known as Night Riders, Night Witches, Ku Klux Doctors and Student Doctors) are bogeymen of African American folklore, resulting from some factual basis.
The night doctor is one of several popular tropes in Black American narratives, dating it as far back as slavery itself.[2] It subjects the imagination to ruthless medical students and their coconspiratures prowling urban streets.
The Night Doctor smelled like freshly roasted coffee in an infection ridden hospital. As the specter pulled back my head grew light. The Night Doctor’s form disappeared beneath the weight of an incoming faint — yet when my vision cleared I was back on the square with my cousin.
Jun 21, 2021 · Country Japan. Languages Japanese. Genres Drama. Doctors from various fields and with various personalities come together and formed the "Night Doctor", specialized in night-time emergencies. This drama will show the challenges they face every night and how they slowly create a unique bond.
