This inquiry-based course explores the historical roots of contemporary health disparities facing African Americans in the U.S. and invites students to consider past and present methods for addressing them. We will investigate the origins and legacy of medical racism, including associated histories of racial violence, exploitation, exclusion, and oppression. We will also explore sources of resistance to medical racism as well as the pursuit of health and healing among African American communities. In addition to analyzing scholarly monographs and articles written by historians of medicine, students will be invited to explore course material through engagement with primary sources and with other media forms such as art, craft, poetry, podcasts, and film.