For teaching purposes In 19th-century American medical schools, anatomy professors and students were forced to obtain cadavers in secret. In 1989, a cache of some 9800 dissected and amputated human bones--the majority African American--was found in the basement of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. This book reveals a startling legacy of postmortem racism. 29 illustrations.
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For teaching purposes In 19th-century American medical schools, anatomy professors and students were forced to obtain cadavers in secret. In 1989, a cache of some 9800 dissected and amputated human bones--the majority African American--was found in the basement of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. This book reveals a startling legacy of postmortem racism. 29 illustrations.
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