EPISODE · Apr 29, 2025
Episode 81 – Civil War and Racial Medicine with Leslie Schwalm
from Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries Podcast · host Heights Libraries
Leslie Schwalm discusses her book, “Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America.” Drawing on archives of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, recollections of Civil War doctors and medical, and testimonies from Black Americans, Professor Schwalm exposes the racist ideas the lent authority and prestige to Northern doctor’s and other elites. Leslie Schwalm is a […]
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Episode 81 – Civil War and Racial Medicine with Leslie Schwalm
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