Journalist Chip Jones, author of The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South introduces his book, answers questions, and joins the Book Club discussion about heart transplants, grave robbers, racism in medicine, and more. Virtual,
The Richmond Public Law Library’s Oliver W. Hill Book Club is named in honor of Oliver W. Hill (1907–2007), a Richmond African American attorney and civil rights activist. His efforts, along with others, resulted in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in public education was unconstitutional. The bi-monthly virtual Oliver W. Hill Book Club invites readers to explore various books dealing with the law, civil rights, and social justice in America.
"Organ Thieves: The True Shocking Story of the first Heart Transplant in the Segregated South," by Chip Jones, is the 2022-2023 VCU Common Book. Beyond the Organ Thieves tells of the events and programs that have been launched over the past 50 years at the VCU Medical Center since the first heart transplant was performed in 1968.
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