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Podcast: Legends of Surgery
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Episode 90 - Alexander Thomas Augusta, a story of courage
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:17:19
Publish Date: 2020-05-18 11:44:34
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In this episode, host Dr. David Sigmon tells the inspirational true story of Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta, the first African American surgeon in the Northern Army during the American Civil War, the first African American professor of medicine in the US, and civil rights activist. He overcame deeply entrenched racism to practice medicine and helped to establish medical training for African Americans.
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