The History of Structural Racism in Charlottesville with Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD
Channel: HMS Center for Bioethics
Date: 2021-03-08

The History of Structural Racism in Charlottesville: Legally enforced Segregation and Its Impact on Health

Using Charlottesville as a case study, Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, explored the theory, mechanisms, and impact on health of legally mandated residential segregation and how we can identify and redress historical inequities on February 24, 2021.

This event was part of the 2021 Black History Month series, created in partnership by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. The series will examine the history of racism in medicine, its impact on Black individuals and the Black community, and gathering solutions for a healthier future from experts and thought leaders in history, health policy and law, social justice, and public health and medicine.

Learn more: https://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/events/black-history-month-event-series