She curated several exhibitions and has authored several articles that appeared in prolog magazine. The quarterly publication of the national archives. Traces, publication of the International Society and several Online Publications and blogs. Shes currently working on a book on africanamerican civil war surgeons, please join me in welcoming jalal newmark. [ applause ]. Hi and good evening and thank you for that nice introduction. I want to thank jake for the opportunity and the invitation to come talk to about this subject about africanamericans who served as nurses and surgeons during the civil war. The story of africanamerican medical personnel that serve during the civil war is often a neglected part of Civil War History and theres been little written on the subject. The history of civil war medicine often overlook the participation and contributions that africanamericans made between 1861 and 1865. There are few personal accounts of black surgeons, nurses and hospital workers that