Jan 31, 2018
#BHMFF #FILM #TheBlackEye #Documentary #UntilTheWellRunsDry UNTIL THE WELL RUNS DRY: MEDICINE & THE EXPLOITATION OF BLACK BODIES Grave robbing for purposes of medical dissection was wide spread in the19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. African American cemeteries were especially vulnerable to grave robbing and produced most of the anatomical material for Medical Colleges in the U.S. This documentary chronicles the history of this nefarious practice and its relationship to contemporary attitudes of African Americans towards medicine. Director: Shawn Utsey Until the Well Runs Dry Trailer https://youtu.be/017IbQNPmQk