Partners of the Heart AUTH-13436132 and second chances by Catherine

and second chances by Catherine Bybee

Haile Selassie’s story is one of a remarkable rise

end up a mogul

ISBN13: 9780940871410

Partners of the Heart AUTH-13436132 and second chances by CatherineVisitors to the Blalock Building at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center are greeted by portraits of two great men. One, of renowned heart surgeon Alfred Blalock, speaks for itself. The other, of highschool graduate Vivien Thomas, is testimony to the incredible genius and determination of the first black man to hold a professional position at one of America's premier medical institutions. Thomas's dreams of attending medical school were dashed