African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
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Author: Heather Butts ISBN: 9781625851895
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Publication: November 18, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Heather Butts
ISBN: 9781625851895
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication: November 18, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

The true story of the black doctors and nurses who tended to Civil War soldiers in the capital.

Just as African Americans fought in defense of the Union during the Civil War, African American nurses, doctors, and surgeons worked 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. This book recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington’s African American medical community during the Civil War.

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The true story of the black doctors and nurses who tended to Civil War soldiers in the capital.

Just as African Americans fought in defense of the Union during the Civil War, African American nurses, doctors, and surgeons worked 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. This book recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington’s African American medical community during the Civil War.

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