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'A horrific story superbly told' - Irish Times

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this landmark investigation of entrenched racism at the core of the heart transplant race.

In 1968, Bruce Tucker, a Black man, went into Virginia's top research hospital with a head injury, only…

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This is a true-life David versus Goliath story (spoiler alert: Goliath won) that remains as relevant as today's headlines.

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