Angel of Harlem – Brown Bag Book Discussion

As part of the Changing the Face of Medicine exhibition, Hardin Library will host two brown bag book discussions. The first will be Friday, November 9th at 12 p.m. in 401 Hardin Library Conference Room. 

Angel of Harlem by Kuwana Haulsey won the 2005 Blackboard Medal of Courage Award. Inspired by the extraordinary events of Dr. May Chinn’s life, Angel of Harlem is a deeply affecting story of love and transcendence. Weaving seamlessly scenes from the battlefields of the Civil War, during which her father escaped from slavery, to the Harlem living rooms and kitchen tables where May is sometimes forced to operate on her patients, this fascinating novel lays bare the heart of a woman who changed the face of medicine.

Bring your lunch, we’ll provide the cookies and drinks, and we’ll talk about this remarkable story.