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'The Organ Thieves' Selected as Virginia Commonwealth University's 2022 Common Book
January 28, 2022
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 28 (TNSBook) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:

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The award-winning book by Pulitzer-nominated journalist Chip Jones examines a long legacy of mistreating African Americans, culminating in efforts to win the heart transplant race in the late 1960s.

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By William Lineberry

"The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South,&quo . . .

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