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Book Summary
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Meets Get Out In This Landmark Investigation Of Racial Inequality At The Core Of The Heart Transplant Race.
In 1968, Bruce Tucker, A Black Man, Went Into Virginia's Top Research Hospital With A Head Injury, Only To Have His Heart Stolen Out Of His Body And Put Into The Chest Of A White Businessman. Now, In The Organ Thieves, Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Journalist Chip Jones Exposes The Horrifying Inequality Surrounding Tucker's Death And How He Was Used As A Human Guinea Pig Without His Family's Permission Or Knowledge. The Circumstances Surrounding His Death Reflect The Long Legacy Of Mistreating African Americans That Began More Than A Century Before With Cadaver Harvesting And Worse. It Culminated In Efforts To Win The Heart Transplant Race In The Late 1960S.
Featuring Years Of Research And Fresh Reporting, The Organ Thieves Is A Story That Resonates Now More Than Ever, When Issues Of Race And Healthcare Are The Stuff Of Headlines And Horror Stories.
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Author
Chip Jones
Publisher
Hachette Book Publishing
Language
English
Reading Age
All
Binding
Paperback
MRP: โน 699
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