Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician

by Margaret Humphreys

This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris (1833-1884), an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous changes for Black professionals and the practice of medicine. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harris served as a contract surgeon to the Union army and transitioned to a similar post under the Freedmen's Bureau, treating Black troops and freedpeople in Virginia. Margaret Humphreys not only narrates what we know about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146968005X
• ISBN13: 9781469680057
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"