White Coats, Black Lives: Exploring the History and Legacy of Racism in American Science and Medicine

FAIN: ZPP-283809-22

Science History Institute (Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702)
Alexis J. Pedrick (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2025)

A multiplatform project exploring the historic roots and persistent legacies of racism in American science and medicine.

The Science History Institute seeks NEH support for "White Coats, Black Lives," a multi-platform project exploring the historic roots and persistent legacies of racism in American science and medicine through an intersectional and interdisciplinary lens. The project’s centerpiece is the production of eight 45-minute podcasts for general audiences, which will be available via our website and major audio streaming channels. We will also commission and publish two accompanying articles for our online magazine, and present three lectures and one panel discussion with consulting humanities scholars and experts in the fields of history of science and medicine, African American studies, social epidemiology, health and racial equity, and bioethics