The Black Angels Book Launch

Maria Smilios, author of the new book "The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis", in conversation with public historian Debbie-Ann Paige and Virginia Allen, a nurse at Sea View Hospital from 1947 - 1957 to celebrate the launch of this exciting new book. The Black Angels follows the intrepid women who risked their lives caring for 1,800 patients at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital-and aided in the 1951 clinical trial of a breakthrough tuberculosis treatment. The Black Angels centers the voices of these extraordinary women and celebrates their legacy and spirit of survival. Filmed by Shani Mitchell.