Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Jones, Charles, 1952- author. Title: The organ thieves : the shocking story of the first heart transplant in the segregated South / Chip Jones. Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Gallery Books/Jeter Publishing, 2020. Description: viii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: An investigation into how racial inequality has shaped the heart transplant race describes how in 1968 an injured black man checked into a hospital before his heart was removed and donated without his family's knowledge or consent. Subjects: Tucker, Bruce. Heart -- Transplantation -- United States. Discrimination in medical care -- United States. African Americans -- Medical care. Health and race -- United States. Racism -- Health aspects -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-373) and index. LCCN: bl2020015982 ISBN: 9781982107529 1982107529 9781982107529 1982107529 Other Number: 1182910990 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 849539 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 617.412 Jones Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
