African American medicine in Washington, D.C. : healing the Capital during the Civil War Era

The service of African Americans in defense of the Union during the Civil War required African American nurses, doctors and surgeons to heal those soldiers. In the nation's capital, these brave healthcare workers created a medical infrastructure for African Americans by African Americans. Preeminent surgeon Alexander T. Augusta fought discrimination, visited President Lincoln, testified before Congress and aided the war effort. Washington's Freedmen's Hospital was formed to serve the District's growing free African American population, eventually becoming the Howard University Medical Center. These physicians would form the National Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization representing African American doctors and patients. Author Heather M. Butts recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington's African American medical community during the Civil War. The service of America's African Americans in defense of our Union during the Civil War required African American nurses, doctors and surgeons to heal those soldiers. In the nation's capital, these brave healthcare workers joined together to begin to create a medical infrastructure for African Americans by African Americans. Famed surgeon Alexander T. Augusta fought discrimination to become a preeminent surgeon, visiting with President Lincoln, testifying before congress and aiding in the war effort. Washington's Freedman's Hospital was formed to serve the District's growing free black population and would later become the Howard University Medical Center. These physicians would form the National Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization representing African American doctors and patients. Including detailed analysis of African American health issues, patients and medical approaches, author Heather M. Butts recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington's African American medical community during the Civil War. "The true story of the black doctors and nurses who tended to Civil War soldiers in the capital. Just as African Americans fought in defense of the Union during the Civil War, African American nurses, doctors, and surgeons worked to heal those soldiers. In the nation's capital, these brave healthcare workers created a medical infrastructure for African Americans, by African Americans. Preeminent surgeon Alexander T. Augusta fought discrimination, visited President Lincoln, testified before Congress, and aided the war effort. Washington's Freedmen's Hospital was formed to serve the District's growing free African American population, eventually becoming the Howard University Medical Center. These physicians would form the National Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization representing African American doctors and patients. This book recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington's African American medical community during the Civil War."-- Provided by Freading Machine generated contents note: 1.African American Healthcare Providers and Patients in D.C. Prior to the Civil War Healthcare of African Americans in D.C. African American Healthcare Providers Training and Working in D.C. 2.Unique Healthcare Issues of African American Soldiers and Prisoners of War Healthcare of African American Soldiers During the Civil War 3.African American Healthcare Providers in D.C. During the Civil War Alexander Augusta Anderson Abbott Willis Revels William Powell Martin Delany Henry Turner Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Jane Isabella Saunders Maria Toliver Maria Mitchell Alpheus Tucker Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed John Rapier Charles Purvis 4.African American Healthcare in D.C. after the Civil War 5.African American Healthcare Providers in D.C. after the Civil War Medical Societies Families Careers Pensions and Postwar Military Recognition. Explore The Important Role Played By African Americans In Medicine During The Civil War Era In Washington, D.c.