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Blackface and the Roots of Racism in American Medicine

The study of medicine is rife with racist assumptions and experiments that still shape health outcomes today.

by Christopher D. E. Willoughby via Made By History on February 12, 2019

Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in U.S. Medical Schools

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Class photo of white men medical students on the steps of a building.

Race and Early American Medical Schools: Review of "Masters of Health"

Medical schools in the antebellum U.S. were critical in the formation of a medical community that shared ideas about racial science.

by Natalie Shibley via Nursing Clio on February 14, 2023

An advertisement from P.T. Barnum’s American Museum promoting a show called "Wild African Savages."

How U.S. Institutions Took an African Teen’s Life, Then Lost His Remains

Sturmann Yanghis, a 17-year-old South African, was put on stage in America as a “wild savage.” Harvard claimed his remains when he died. Then they disappeared.

by Sally H. Jacobs via Retropolis on December 3, 2023

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