| African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era Contributor(s): Butts, Heather M. (Author), Butts Jd Mph Ma, Heather M. (Author), Butts, Hugh Florenz (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1540211290 ISBN-13: 9781540211293 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Medical | History - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
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| Publisher Description: The service of African Americans in defense of the Union during the Civil War required African American nurses, doctors and surgeons to heal those soldiers. In the nation's capital, these brave healthcare workers created a medical infrastructure for African Americans by African Americans. Preeminent surgeon Alexander T. Augusta fought discrimination, visited President Lincoln, testified before Congress and aided the war effort. Washington's Freedmen's Hospital was formed to serve the District's growing free African American population, eventually becoming the Howard University Medical Center. These physicians would form the National Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization representing African American doctors and patients. Author Heather M. Butts recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington's African American medical community during the Civil War. |