Authors Benjamin Gilmer (The Other Dr. Gilmer) and Chip Jones (The Organ Thieves) explore true stories at the intersection of the medical world and the legal world. Chronicling failures of the incarceral system and the history of medical mistreatment of African Americans as well as the narratives that attend both, these books convey, contextualize, and critique institutional injustices. In conversation with Kristen Green. Book sales and signing will follow.
As part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, this event is FREE and open to the public. THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT that will also be livestreamed (details below).