2024 Documentaries (Documents)

The Story of Untold Stories, HPMNP8210, and Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta

Butts, Heather M.

Untold Stories in Public Health is a course that introduces students to individuals, groups, and events whose impact on public health have been left out of US history. From African American physicians whose work has gone unnoticed to policy makers whose legacy has yet to be written, this course reviews the unsung heroes, their impact, the discrimination and structural racism they faced, and the work they left behind. You can learn more about the class and project on the website: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/departments/health-policy-management/news-events/untold-stories. This particular Untold Story tells the story about the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health class that led to this project, and an example of an Untold Story: The life of Civil War surgeon, Howard University Medical School Faculty member, and Civil Rights champion Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta.