Main description:

This collective biography illuminates how the lives and successes of fourteen African American physicians who became surgeons during the American Civil War challenged the prescribed notions of race in America and played a crucial role in the evolving definition of freedom and patriotism.

Contents:

CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Breaking the Color Barrier: The Medical Education and Military Service of African American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century
2. Catalyst for Change: Alexander Thomas Augusta (1825-1890)
3. For Race and Country: William Peter Powell, Jr. (1834-1916)
4. Witness to History: Anderson Ruffin Abbott (1837-1913)
5. Serving in the Regiment: John van Surly DeGrasse (1825-1868)
6. Adventure and Ambition: John H. Rapier, Jr. (1835-1866)
7. From Ivy League to U.S. Navy: Richard Henry Greene (1833-1877)
8. Preacher and Physician: Willis Richardson Revels (1817-1879)
9. Physician, Politician, Postmaster: Benjamin Antonius Boseman (1840-1881)
10. A Family Affair: Charles Burleigh Purvis (1842-1929)
11. The Black Ivy League: Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed (1833-1900) and William Baldwin Ellis (1833-1867)
12. The Iowa Connection: Alpheus W. Tucker (1844-1880), Joseph Dennis Harris (1834-1884), and Charles H. Taylor (1844-1875)
Bibliography
Index