The Last Negroes at Harvard | Diabetes: History of Race and Disease

Arleen Tuchman is a Professor of History at Vanderbilt University specializing in the cultural history of medicine. Her book traces the radical shift over the course of a century in beliefs about which populations were most likely to develop diabetes, from Jews in the early twentieth century to Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics today.

What is The Last Negroes at Harvard ?

The podcast is about being Black in America for 80 years... as seen through the eyes of The Last Negroes at Harvard. There were 18 of us. We were in the Class of 1963. Before we leave the planet, we have a lot to say and people we want to talk to.