The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South

The Organ Thieves is a groundbreaking investigation into racial inequality 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 to have his heart taken out of his body and put into the chest of a White businessman without his family’s permission or knowledge.

This powerful book exposes the horrifying inequality surrounding Tucker’s death and how he was used as a human guinea pig.

With years of research and fresh reporting, The Organ Thieves weaves together a medical mystery, a legal drama, and a sweeping history, confronting unprecedented issues of life and death under the shadows of centuries of racial injustice.

Don't miss out on this gripping and thought-provoking read that will leave you questioning the ethics of the medical industry and the value of human life.