Course Description

Instructor: Denise Raynor

Fugitive slaves were the first abolitionists, simply by the act of escaping. We will examine how generations of attempts at freedom by enslaved individuals led to the abolitionist movement and eventually influenced Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation. Rather than being given to them, African Americans fought hard for their freedom.

Instructor Bio: Denise Raynor MD, MPH, emerita of the Emory University School of Medicine, specialized in prenatal diagnosis and management of high risk pregnancy at Grady Hospital. In retirement, she has intensified her focus on healthcare disparities and inequities across all aspects of our society based on skin color. She has given presentations at Emory University Emeritus College, taught courses at OLLI at Emory and is currently researching a book on implicit racial bias in medical education.