Research Intern
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Aided William & Mary History Professor and Lemon Project Director Dr. Jody Allen in compiling research on the legacy of race relations in Colonial Williamsburg through the realm of local physicians in 19th-Century Virginia. I specifically analyzed dozens of pages of primary sources, largely centuries-old correspondence, about the works of doctors like Thomas Millington in relation to black children in southeastern Virginia, both enslaved and free, and alleged experiments on said children that… Show more Aided William & Mary History Professor and Lemon Project Director Dr. Jody Allen in compiling research on the legacy of race relations in Colonial Williamsburg through the realm of local physicians in 19th-Century Virginia. I specifically analyzed dozens of pages of primary sources, largely centuries-old correspondence, about the works of doctors like Thomas Millington in relation to black children in southeastern Virginia, both enslaved and free, and alleged experiments on said children that took place. Show less