All books listed on this tab are available to public library users in North Carolina through NC LIVE:
Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform, 1910-1935 by 
Medicare Prospective Payment and the Shaping of U. S. Health Care by 
Health Rights Are Civil Rights: Peace and Justice Activism in Los Angeles, 1963–1978 by 
Mobilizing New York: AIDS, Antipoverty, and Feminist Activism by 
Reforming Health Care on the Front Line in the United States and the United Kingdom by NC Live: Education and teacher resources (Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library access)
FILMS: Films on Demand digital collection and the NC LIVE Video Collection
RESEARCH: ProQuest Research Library
For All The People: Online Exhibit
Health care reform has been a contentious political issue in the United States for more than a hundred years. Even after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, which expanded access to health insurance coverage for millions of people, Americans continue to disagree on whether and how to make quality health care available to all.
From the beginning of the 20th century to today, citizens have made their voices heard in these debates. Health care reform is usually associated with presidents and national leaders, but this exhibition tells the lesser-known story of how movements of ordinary people helped shape the changing American health care system.
Digital Gallery: The Leonidas H. Berry Papers
Leonidas Berry, M.D. (1902–1995) devoted his life to combating segregation and what are known today as racial disparities in health. Berry was a physician, researcher, and medical innovator. He was well known for his Chicago medical practice and his contributions to gastroenterology and addiction treatment. As an African American, Berry faced discrimination throughout his career, leading him to become a pioneering leader in the fight for equal rights in medical care.
The Leonidas H. Berry Papers, part of the collections at the National Library of Medicine, illustrate many aspects of his life, career, and activism, particularly from the civil rights era.
*UNC Charlotte instructors and students can also reference the Atkins Library Online Resources tab
