{"product_id":"the-racial-divide-in-american-medicine-black-physicians-and-the-struggle-for-justice-in-health-care-paperback","title":"The Racial Divide in American Medicine: Black Physicians and the Struggle for Justice in Health Care - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard D. Deshazo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Richard D. deShazo, John Dittmer, Keydron K. Guinn, Lucius M. Lampton, Wilson F. Minor, Rosemary Moak, Sara B. Parker, Wayne J. Riley, Leigh Baldwin Skipworth, Robert Smith, and William F. Winter \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Racial Divide in American Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e documents the struggle for equity in health and health care by African Americans in Mississippi and the United States and the connections between what happened there and the national search for social justice in health care. Dr. Richard D. deShazo and the contributors to the volume trace the dark journey from a system of slave hospitals in the state, through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era, to the present day. They substantiate that current health disparities are directly linked to America's history of separation, neglect, struggle, and disparities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors reveal details of individual physicians' journeys for recognition both as African Americans and as professionals in Mississippi. Despite discrimination by their white colleagues and threats of violence, a small but fearless group of African American physicians fought for desegregation of American medicine and society. For example, T. R. M. Howard, MD, in the all-black city of Mound Bayou led a private investigation of the Emmett Till murder that helped trigger the civil rights movement. Later, other black physicians risked their lives and practices to provide care for white civil rights workers during the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. deShazo has assembled an accurate account of the lives and experiences of black physicians in Mississippi, one that gives full credit to the actions of these pioneers. Dr. deShazo's introduction and the essays address ongoing isolation and distrust among black and white colleagues. This book will stimulate dialogue, apology, and reconciliation, with the ultimate goal of improving disparities in health and health care and addressing long-standing injustices in our country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard D. deShazo\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MACP, is a Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor, emeritus, at University of Mississippi Medical Center and professor of medicine (adjunct) at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. A physician-scientist, educator, and administrator, he also served as a television documentarian and on-air radio host during his long career at four medical schools. Dr. deShazo remains actively involved in academic medicine with a focus on racial reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742636544063,"sku":"9781496828286","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aa0cfc4def1af2ea84f9ffff7818c213.webp?v=1765164397","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-racial-divide-in-american-medicine-black-physicians-and-the-struggle-for-justice-in-health-care-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}