Remarkable Stories of American Black Surgeons in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Join us for a symposium celebrating Remarkable Stories of American Black Surgeons in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.
Speakers include:
- Jill Newmark, "Without Concealment, Without Compromise: Black Civil War Surgeons"
- Margaret Humphreys, “Searching for Dr. Harris”
- Todd L. Savitt, “Entering a ‘White’ Profession: African American Physicians in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries”
No registration is required. The event will be recorded.
- Date:
- Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm
- Location:
- Rubenstein Library 153 (Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room)
- Campus:
- West Campus
- Categories:
- Public Event
Rachel Ingold
Curator, History of Medicine Collections
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
rachel.ingold@duke.edu
(919)684-8549
