{"product_id":"9781529400595-organ-thieves","title":"The Organ Thieves","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in America's Segregated South\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e in this landmark investigation of entrenched racism at the core of the heart transplant race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e in this landmark investigation of entrenched racism at the core of the heart transplant race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968, Bruce Tucker, a Black man, went into Virginia's top research hospital with a head injury, only to have his heart stolen out of his body and put into the chest of a white businessman. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Organ Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Chip Jones exposes the horrifying racism surrounding Tucker's death and how he was used as a human guinea pig without his family's permission or knowledge. The circumstances surrounding his death reflect the long legacy of medical mistreatment of Black Americans that began more than a century before with cadaver harvesting and worse. It culminated in efforts to win the heart transplant race in the late 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing years of research and fresh reporting, \u003ci\u003eThe Organ Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that resonates now more than ever, when issues of race and healthcare are the stuff of headlines and horror stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55144742453622,"sku":"9781529400595","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32842996.jpg?v=1738447622","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529400595-organ-thieves","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}