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"From his father's dream of Lester becoming a doctor, this memoir serves as an inspiration for any young medical student to capture their dream. Certain to become a noted source, Lucky Medicine gives us a ground-breaking looking into a mid-western, African American youngster's unlikely journey to become a doctor."—Booker T. Jones, Grammy Award Winner, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

"Sometimes, change can come with a big ka-BOOM. Other times, it sneaks in the back door and sits quietly. That mixture's what you get with this unique memoir, Lucky Medicine."—Indianapolis Recorder



Table of Contents

Preface
Part One: Before
1. L.L. Goodman
2. (Dis) Integration
3. My Son Is Going to Be a Doctor
4. A Family Crises Changes the Paradigm
5. My Personal Goal
6. The End of the Dream?
7. Moving On Up, Sort of
8. Schooled
9. Why Am I So Fortunate?
10. A Sixteen-Year-Old Boy's Dream
11. Junior Vaudeville
12. Saying Goodbye and a Glimpse of My Future
Part Two: Year One, 1961-1962
13. Your Mama Doesn't Live Here Anymore
14. Okay, It's Show Time!
15. What's Your Name? Where Are You From?
16. What's a Greek?
17. A Peek at What Lies Ahead
18. The Cleavers or the Bunkers?
19. Ray Charles
20. A New Low
21. Something Really Special
22. I'm Terribly Aware of Her Presence
23. It's My Turn or Is It?
24. What In the World Was That About?
25. Let's Try This Again
26. Be Careful What You Ask For
27. Welcome to the World of the Black Working Class
Part Three: Year Two, 1962-1963
28. Lickety-split
29. Armageddon?
30. The Unanticipated Price of Brotherhood
31. Life As an Active Becomes Real
32. The Elusive 3.0 GPA
33. Here Come the Sammies
34. Joy and Sorrow Interlaced
35. The Horn Sounded and the Walls Came Tumbling Down
36. Second Verse Same as the First?
37. With Power Comes Responsibility
38. The Challenge of the Dream
Part Four: Year Three, 1963-1964
39. If We Cannot Make Our Sun Stand Still, Yet We Will Make Him Run
40. WTF?
41. September 19th
42. The Big Hurt
43. The End of Camelot
44. Hooray! I'm In!
45. The 24 Hour Grill
46. Really?
47. The Storm Becomes a Hurricane
48. The Last Dance
49. Branching Out
50. Little George
51. The Music Man from Memphis
52. Something Completely Different
53. It's All over but the Shouting
Part Five: After
54. Reflections
Epilogue
Acknowledgments

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 07/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9780253065254, 978-0253065254
      ISBN10: 0253065259
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "From his father's dream of Lester becoming a doctor, this memoir serves as an inspiration for any young medical student to capture their dream. Certain to become a noted source, Lucky Medicine gives us a ground-breaking looking into a mid-western, African American youngster's unlikely journey to become a doctor."—Booker T. Jones, Grammy Award Winner, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

      "Sometimes, change can come with a big ka-BOOM. Other times, it sneaks in the back door and sits quietly. That mixture's what you get with this unique memoir, Lucky Medicine."—Indianapolis Recorder



      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Part One: Before
      1. L.L. Goodman
      2. (Dis) Integration
      3. My Son Is Going to Be a Doctor
      4. A Family Crises Changes the Paradigm
      5. My Personal Goal
      6. The End of the Dream?
      7. Moving On Up, Sort of
      8. Schooled
      9. Why Am I So Fortunate?
      10. A Sixteen-Year-Old Boy's Dream
      11. Junior Vaudeville
      12. Saying Goodbye and a Glimpse of My Future
      Part Two: Year One, 1961-1962
      13. Your Mama Doesn't Live Here Anymore
      14. Okay, It's Show Time!
      15. What's Your Name? Where Are You From?
      16. What's a Greek?
      17. A Peek at What Lies Ahead
      18. The Cleavers or the Bunkers?
      19. Ray Charles
      20. A New Low
      21. Something Really Special
      22. I'm Terribly Aware of Her Presence
      23. It's My Turn or Is It?
      24. What In the World Was That About?
      25. Let's Try This Again
      26. Be Careful What You Ask For
      27. Welcome to the World of the Black Working Class
      Part Three: Year Two, 1962-1963
      28. Lickety-split
      29. Armageddon?
      30. The Unanticipated Price of Brotherhood
      31. Life As an Active Becomes Real
      32. The Elusive 3.0 GPA
      33. Here Come the Sammies
      34. Joy and Sorrow Interlaced
      35. The Horn Sounded and the Walls Came Tumbling Down
      36. Second Verse Same as the First?
      37. With Power Comes Responsibility
      38. The Challenge of the Dream
      Part Four: Year Three, 1963-1964
      39. If We Cannot Make Our Sun Stand Still, Yet We Will Make Him Run
      40. WTF?
      41. September 19th
      42. The Big Hurt
      43. The End of Camelot
      44. Hooray! I'm In!
      45. The 24 Hour Grill
      46. Really?
      47. The Storm Becomes a Hurricane
      48. The Last Dance
      49. Branching Out
      50. Little George
      51. The Music Man from Memphis
      52. Something Completely Different
      53. It's All over but the Shouting
      Part Five: After
      54. Reflections
      Epilogue
      Acknowledgments

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