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Freedmen’s Hospital/Howard University Hospital (1862-- ) •

WebThe Freedmen’s Hospital was founded in 1862 in Washington, D.C. It was the first hospital of its kind to aid in the medical treatment of former slaves. Later it …

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Contraband Hospital, 1862-1863: Health Care For the First …

WebIn the article below Jill L. Newmark, exhibition specialist in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) …

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Mental Illness in Black Community, 1700-2019: A Short History

WebIn the article below, Dr. Uchenna Umeh, a former San Antonio, Texas physician, briefly describes how mental health among African Americans was viewed …

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Black Panther Party’s Free Medical Clinics (1969-1975)

WebIn 1966 Huey Newton and Bobby Seale created the Black Panther Party (BPP) to fight police oppression of blacks in Oakland, California. Two years later the BPP …

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Meharry Medical College (1876- ) •

WebMeharry Medical College, founded in 1876 in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second oldest medical school for African Americans in the nation. The college was …

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Homer G. Phillips Hospital (1937-1979)

WebHomer G. Phillips Hospital, one of the country’s most prestigious medical institutions, was designed by architect Albert Osburg. The hospital was opened in 1937, …

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National Medical Association (1895- ) •

WebThe National Medical Association (NMA) was founded in 1895 by African American physicians as an alternative to the white-only American Medical Association. It …

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Frances Cress Welsing (1935–2016)

WebFrances Cress Welsing, a psychiatrist best known for writing The Isis Papers, was born Frances Luella Cress in Chicago, Illinois, on March 18, 1935. Welsing, who …

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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio

WebIn the article below Clarence Spigner, DrPH., Professor of Health Services in the School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, briefly describes the saga …

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Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Center/Charles R. Drew

WebThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center opened in 1971 as a result of lobbying efforts by civil rights and antipoverty activists to bring a high quality medical …

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Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and

WebBy 1996, Clinton was running for reelection and comprehensive welfare reform legislation was moving through in Congress. Named the “Personal Responsibility …

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Solomon Carter Fuller (1872-1953)

WebSolomon Carter Fuller, an early 20th century psychiatrist, researcher, and medical educator, was born on August 11, 1872 in Monrovia, Liberia. His parents, …

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Sherman A. James (1944- ) •

WebSherman A. James is a social epidemiologist and most notably known for the concept of “John Henryism.” Most recently, Dr. James served as a research professor of …

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Paul B. Cornely (1906-2002)

WebPaul B. Cornely is remembered today as a public health pioneer and civil rights leader whose activism contributed to the desegregation of national healthcare. Dr. …

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Michelle McMurry-Heath (1979- ) •

WebDr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, an immunologist, medical doctor, and policymaker, was named President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation …

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Georgia Infirmary (1832- ) •

WebThe Georgia Infirmary was the first hospital for African Americans built in the United States. Chartered on December 24, 1832 “for the relief and protection of aged …

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Helen Octavia Dickens (1909-2001)

WebThe first African American woman to be admitted as a fellow to the American College of Surgeons (1950), Helen Octavia Dickens dedicated her career to women’s …

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (1908- ) •

WebAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), the oldest Greek-letter organization established for African American women, was founded on January 15, 1908, on the …

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Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1932-1972)

WebActing on the presumption that rural southern blacks were generally more promiscuous and syphilitic than whites, and without sufficient funding to establish an …

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