
This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
Curated by Margaret A. Hutto and Jill L. Newmark
Exhibition design by RCW Communications, Inc.
Exhibition fabrication by Adler Display, Inc. and CSI
With grateful appreciation to
National Library of Medicine
- Elizabeth Fee, Ph.D., Chief, History of Medicine Division
- Patricia Tuohy, Head, Exhibitions Program
- Roxanne Beatty, Web Design
- Ba Ba Chang, Administrative Assistant
- Rachel-Ray Cleveland, Conservator
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
- William Rhodes, Exhibit Preparator
With our greatest admiration and gratitude, we thank the surgeons and their staff
Alexa I. Canady, M.D.
LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D.
Claude H. Organ, Jr., M.D.
Rosalyn P. Scott, M.D., M.S.H.A.
The Organ Family
L.D. Britt, M.D., M.P.H.
Malcolm V. Brock, M.D.
Karyn L. Butler, M.D.
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.
Edward E. Cornwell III, M.D.
Kenneth Davis, Jr., M.D.
Sharon M. Henry, M.D.
Carla M. Pugh, M.D., Ph.D.
Velma Scantlebury, M.D.
Claudia L. Thomas, M.D.
Patricia L. Turner, M.D.
Errington C. Thompson, M.D.
Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D.
T. Lauren Canter, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr.
Diana Cobb, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Sharon Henry
Karen Dillich, Administrative Assistant to Dr. L.D. Britt
Audrey Jones, Office Manager to Dr. Benjamin Carson
Margaret M. Kosiba, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Claude H. Organ, Jr.
Raven Patterson, Administrative Assistant to Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.
Lee Palmer, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Edward E. Cornwell III, M.D.
We wish to thank the following individuals and organizations for their contributions
Tewodros Abebe, Assistant Archivist
Moorland –Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
Archives of Surgery
Teri S. Carter, Editorial Assistant
Cindy Kuzma, JAMA/Archives Media Relations
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Glenda Insua
Karen L. Johnson
Ebony Magazine, Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
Renee Cogdell Lewis, Esq.
Peggy Garrity, Corporate Communications
Aetna, Inc.
Kim Hoppe, Associate Director of Communications and Public Affairs
The Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions
Elizabeth Ferguson Keathley, Archivist
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia
Forrester (Woody) Lee, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Lincoln Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa
Donna Loewen, Ph.D., Principal
Janann Dostal, Teacher
Imla Alvarenga, Student
Jackson Digman, Student
Tanner Ruble, Student
Meharry Medical School
Barbara Grissom, Archives
Tarry Nwaise, Art Director
Nancy R. Miller, Public Services Archivist
University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center
New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network
Nell Ryan
Mrs. Elizabeth Organ
Oakland, California
Paul G. Organ, M.D.
Washington, D.C.
Rita C. Organ
Indianapolis, Indiana
Timothy L. Pennycuff, Assistant Professor and University Archivist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
John R. Potts, M.D., Assistant Dean
University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Cynthia M. Rivers, Public Information Officer
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Society of Black Academic Surgeons
Frederick Cason, M.D.
Michael T. Watkins, M.D.
University of California San Francisco-East Bay
Department of Surgery
David Cone, Public Affairs
Elsa Hirvela, M.D.
Janey Kunkle, M.D.
Photography Credits
Imla Alvarenga
Archives of Surgery
AP/Worldwide Photos
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
L.D. Britt, M.D., M.P.H.
Malcolm V. Brock, M.D.
Karyn L. Butler, M.D.
Alexa I. Canady, M.D.
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.
Edward E. Cornwell III, M.D.
Kenneth Davis, Jr., M.D.
Detroit Free Press/Hugh Grannum
Jackson Digman
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
Ebony Magazine
Sharon M. Henry, M.D.
Howard University College of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions
Lou Jones
LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D.
Library of Congress
Lincoln Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System
Meharry Medical College Archives
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives
National Library of Medicine
New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network/Tony Graves
Claude H. Organ, Jr., M.D.
Mrs. Elizabeth Organ
Paul G. Organ, M.D.
Rita C. Organ
Carla M. Pugh, M.D., Ph.D
Tanner Ruble
Velma Scantlebury, M.D.
Rosalyn P. Scott, M.D., M.S.H.A.
Society of Black Academic Surgeons
South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia
Claudia L. Thomas, M.D.
Errington C. Thompson, M.D.
Patricia L. Turner, M.D.
UAB Archives, University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Pennsylvania Archives
Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine