Born to Heal: African Americans in Medicine Lecture
November 15 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
This lecture will explore African Americans in medicine in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dr. Chad Swanson, DO, MPH, and La’Cura Venable, MA, LPN, will discuss the history of St. Agnes Hospital and Dr. Lawson A. Scruggs and how Black medical practitioners broke barriers in the field of medicine despite racism and Jim Crow laws.
This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Location: City of Raleigh Museum
Ages: All
Cost: Free
No Registration Required