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Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine

byDamon Tweedy

One doctor’s passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans When Damon Tweedy begins medical school,he envisions a bright future where his segregated, working-class background will become largely irrelevant. Black Man in a White Coat rests its case on biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. Black Man in a White Coat also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in biography & autobiography and social science.

Publisher

Picador

Publication date

Sep 06, 2016

Format

Print edition

Pages

304

ISBN

9781250105042