Medical Apartheid and the Exploitation of Black Bodies: An Evening with Harriet Washington
Thursday, November 4, 2021 5pm to 6pm
About this Event
Harriet Washington, author of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, will speak about her groundbreaking work on medical racism and how legacies of violence and exploitation impact the medical system today. Dr. Kecia Thomas, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will moderate the event. Anyone interested in public health and social justice does not want to miss this.
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