**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**

Author Kevin Hazzard will give a presentation based on his new book, American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics, in this ZOOM webinar. 

About The Book: Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local funeral home. But that all changed with Freedom House EMS in Pittsburgh, a group of Black men who became America’s first paramedics and set the gold standard for emergency medicine around the world, only to have their story and their legacy erased—until now. In American Sirens, acclaimed journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells the dramatic story of how a group of young, undereducated Black men forged a new frontier of healthcare. At every turn, Freedom House battled racism—from the community, the police, and the government. Their job was grueling, the rules made up as they went along, their mandate nearly impossible-- and yet despite the long odds and fierce opposition -- they succeeded spectacularly.

About The Author: Kevin Hazzard is a journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic. His first book, A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back, was published in 2016. Hazzard now writes for film/TV, with work produced by Hulu, CBS, ABC and Universal. He is also a sought-after voice on emergency medicine. 

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Wilmington Memorial Library.

NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.