Human dissection was, for the most part of the 19th century, illegal in many parts of the United States (well, unless the cadaver was from an executed criminal). This made it difficult for medical students to learn human anatomy, hence, colleges had to resort to the secret and illegal practice of grave robbing. This was...

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