Hospital for Former Slaves
2019-05-04T16:54:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGEzXC8yMDE5MDUwNDE2NTY1MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==African American slaves who escaped to Union Army lines during the Civil War became known as contraband. In this program, the National Library of Medicine’s Jill Newmark talked about the Washington, D.C. Contraband Hospital created by the federal government to treat former slaves and black soldiers. She also discussed the black doctors and nurses who served. The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum hosted this event.
African American slaves who escaped to Union Army lines during the Civil War became known as contraband. In this program, the National Library of… read more
African American slaves who escaped to Union Army lines during the Civil War became known as contraband. In this program, the National Library of Medicine’s Jill Newmark talked about the Washington, D.C. Contraband Hospital created by the federal government to treat former slaves and black soldiers. She also discussed the black doctors and nurses who served. The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum hosted this event. close
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- Jake Wynn Interpretation Director National Museum of Civil War Medicine->Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
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Jill L. Newmark Exhibition Specialist and Curator National Library of Medicine->History of Medicine Division
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