Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician

by Margaret Humphreys

This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris, an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous changes for Black professionals and the practice of medicine. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harris served as a contract physician to the Union Army and transitioned to a similar post under the Freedmen's Bureau, treating Black troops and freemen in Virginia. Margaret Humphreys narrates not only what we know about Harris, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146968005X
• ISBN13: 9781469680057
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"