Wondered what would happen, was a very positive experience. What about boston at that sometime. Yes. Boston was mixed. By and large, going to boston i had read about paul revere and his ride some lexington and the concord battles and the Boston Tea Party and also crispus attus was the first black to die in the revolutionary war. So i went to see the memorial for hem on the boston common. So i soaked up the hoyt the history of boston, so very positive. So my experience in boston really was very positive, but later in the late 50s the year i entered medical school was the year brown versus board of occasion, the Supreme Court decision, and so as this was implemented around the country, problems of not only in the south but in the north as well. And boston was one of those areas. So, my experience in boston was somewhat different from blacks who went to boston in the late 50s. They found with the political shenanigans of hicks i still remember him from south boston, running to be mayor, b
[inaudible conversations] hello, everyone, welcome to books at noon. The director of Public Programs and events at the library. I am happy today, thrilled to introduce doctor louis sullivan. I have to read because his long list, policy leader, Minority Health advocate, author, physician and educator, serves as secretary of the department of health and Human Services under george bush and was dean of the Morehouse School of medicine and doctor sullivan will be discussing his recent memoir, breaking ground my life in medicine. We are happy to have you. [applause] this is a bit different because often i do fiction books. Usually memoirs, but your story, there is a lot to talk about here. I wanted to begin, a hard thing to say to somebody, can you send upsize your life in two sentences . I wanted you in some brief way tell the audience what this book covers. I will delve in and we will start going into specifics and build from there. A pleasure to be here at the public library. Thank you v
That all happensathath [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone, welcome to books at noon, im jessica, director of Public Programs and events at the library and im happy today thrilled to introduce lewis sullivan, dr. Lewis sullivan who is im going to have to read because his long list, he is a policy leader and Minority Health advocate and author and physician and educateor. And i wanted to just begin, i mean, its a hard to think to say because can you sinopize your life, but i wanted to in a brief way tell the audience what this book covers and then i will delve in and we will start going into specifics and and then we will build from there. Well, thanks very much, its a great pleasure to be here with you and at for public library. Youre welcome. What i would say is my auto biography tells my story. I was second of two boys in atlanta but nobody was buying life insurance. My father left atlanta and went to southwest georgia and establish it had first funeral home in georgia. Beyond
Health advocate, an author, a physician, an educator. He serves as secretary of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services under george bush and was founding dean of the Morehouse School of medicine, and today dr. Sullivan will be discussing his recent memoir, breaking ground my life in medicine, so welcome. Were very happy to have you. Thank you. [applause] this is a bit different because often i do fiction books, occasionally memoirs. But your story, theres a lot to talk about here. And i wanted to just begin, i mean, its a hard thing to say to somebody, you know, hi, can you synopsize your life in all of two sentences. But i wanted you to just in some just very brief way tell the audience what this book covers. And then i will delve in, and well start true going into start going into specifics, and then well build from there. Well, thanks very much. First of all, its a great pleasure to be here with you and to be here at the public library, so thank you very much. Youre welco
Hello, everyone. I am the director of Public Programs and events. Im happy today, thrilled to introduce doctor sullivan who is im going to have to read because his long list of things. Hes a policy leader and Minority Health advocate and author and educator and serves as secretary of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services under george bush and was the founding dean of the school of medicine and today he will be discussing his recent memoir breaking ground by life in medicine. So, welcome. We are very happy to have you. [applause] this is a bit different because often i do fiction books, occasionally memoirs. But in your story theres a lot to talk about and i wanted to just begin it is a hard thing to say to somebody can use use enough size your life and all of two sentences but i want to just and some very brief way tell the audience what the book covers, then i will delve in and we will start going into the specifics and then build from there. Guest thanks very much. Its a