Introduction

Many histories have been written about medical care during the American Civil War, but the participation and contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons and hospital workers have often been overlooked... Through historical images and period documents Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine explores the life and experiences of surgeons Alexander T. Augusta and Anderson R. Abbott, and nurses Susie King Taylor and Ann Stokes as they provided medical care to soldiers and civilians while participating in the fight for freedom.

Learn more about Galter's companion exhibit The Fight for Life & Liberty: Soldiers, Nurses, and Doctors in the Civil War.

Events

Montgomery Lecture by Kate Masur, PhD –  “Color Was a Bar to the Entrance: Black Physicians at the White House during the Civil War.”

Credits

The poster exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine with research assistance from The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and is curated by Jill L. Newmark.