Drapetomania Definition
noun
(dated) An overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.)
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Origin of Drapetomania
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Coined in 1851 by Samuel A. Cartwright as a mental illness that caused black slaves to flee captivity. Ancient Greek δραπέτης (drapetes, “runaway slave”) + μανία (mania, “madness”).
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