History Is Lunch: "Disease, Doctoring, and Race in the Old South"

At noon Wednesday, July 23, Thomas Helling, author and professor of surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, will explore southern doctors’ attitudes toward health and healthcare as African enslaved persons were introduced and The Civil War came to a close. Copies of Helling's book, Sickly Vapors: Disease and Doctoring in the Old South, will be available for purchase. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information, visit the link in our bio!