Summary

Creator:

Duke Chapter of White Coats for Black Lives.

Abstract:

White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) is a national organization born out of the National White Coat Die-In demonstrations that took place on December 10, 2014. The group's mission is to dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color. The Duke Chapter of WC4BL was founded in the fall of 2020 and is active on Duke's campus.This collection contains materials from the Duke Chapter of WC4BL documenting their founding, meetings, executive board, programming, and the Racial Justice Report Card. Files date from 2020 to 2021.

Extent:

16.6 MB

Collection ID:

AR.0174

Background

Scope and Content:

Contains materials from the Duke Chapter of White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) documenting their founding, meetings, executive board, programming, and the Racial Justice Report Card. Files date from 2020 to 2021.

Biographical / Historical:

White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) is a national organization born out of the National White Coat Die-In demonstrations that took place on December 10, 2014. The group's mission is to dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color. WC4BL's goals are to foster dialogue on racism as a public health concern, end racial discrimination in medical care, and prepare future physicians to be advocates for racial justice. The Duke Chapter of WC4BL was founded in the fall of 2020 and is active on Duke's campus.

Acquisition Information:

Accession A2021.040 (gift by Sierra Atwater and Shauntell Luke, May 2021)

Processing information:

Processed by Lucy Waldrop: May 2021

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: Digital Files, 2020-2021.

Rules or Conventions:

DACS

Subjects

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Corporate Name(s):

Duke University. School of Medicine

Topical Term(s):

Students.
Students, Medical.
Social Inclusion.