Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South

by Thomas J. Ward Jr. and Thomas J. Ward

Book Overview

In this comprehensive account, Thomas J. Ward examines the development of the African American medical profession in the South. Under segregation, the white medical profession provided inadequate service at best to African American patients. Paradoxically, African Americans could gain financial success and upward mobility by becoming doctors themselves. Ward tracks the rise of African American medical schools, professional organizations, and hospitals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557287562
• ISBN13: 9781557287564
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"