Lucky Medicine: A Memoir of Success Beyond Segregation

by Lester W. Thompson

Book Overview

A remarkable, personal glimpse of Black student life at Indiana University in the early 1960s.

In 1961, a skinny African American boy from Indianapolis arrived at Indiana University Bloomington determined to become a doctor. For the next three years, Lester Thompson kept a detailed, intimate diary of his journey to graduation. In Lucky Medicine, Lester returns to his long-ago journal and, with honesty, humor, and a healthy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253065267
• ISBN13: 9780253065261
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher