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Historians talked about medical advancements during the Civil War era and how physicians treated diseases and diagnosed patients. This program was part of the 2023 Organization of American H…

Jim Downs talked about his book Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation, in which he examines the people, places, and events that composed the gay rights movement during the dec…

Jim Downs talked about his book Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering During the Civil War and Reconstruction. “The Medical Crisis of Emancipation” was a program of th…

Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War through Reconstruction, and later the Great Migra…