Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South
- ISBN-10
- 1557289360
- ISBN-13
- 9781557289360
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Author
- Thomas J. Ward
Description
Drawing on a variety of sources from oral histories to the records of professional organizations, Thomas J. Ward, Jr. examines the development of the African American medical profession in the South. Illuminating the contradictions of race and class, this research provides valuable new insight into class divisions within African American communities in the era of segregation.
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