Film Screening Today!
Don't miss out on this VCU Libraries Black History Month Event taking place today!
Film Screening: Partners of the Heart
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Tompkins-McCaw Library, LIMERC, Rm. 2-012
509 North 12th Street
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
PARTNERS OF THE HEART tells the story of Vivien Thomas, an African American determined to make something of himself during the time of segregation, and his relationship with Alfred Blalock, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Thomas, initially hired as a janitor, was soon promoted by Blalock to learn the complexities of surgery, eventually becoming a trainer of novice surgeons and a major force in the advancement of African Americans in medicine.
Free and open to the public. For special accommodations contact user services at 804-828-2004.
--Donna Coghill, Director of Marketing and Public Relations - VCU Libraries
