WWI Podcast Series: African American Doctors in World War I

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WWI Podcast Series: African American Doctors in World War I
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MacArthur Memorial

Part of the MacArthur Memorial's World War I Podcast Series, this episode explores the little known story of African American doctors who answered the call to service. Why did they serve? And what is their legacy? In this podcast, W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H. Buckley, authors of the book: African American Doctors of World War I, shed light on the little known story of African American doctors who served during World War I. Fisher and Buckley discuss the difficulties these men faced in obtaining medical degrees, their service in a segregated military, and their ultimate return to life in the United States.