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A black physician's struggle for civil rights : Edward C. Mazique, M.D. / Florence Ridlon.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ridlon, Florence, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mazique, Edward Craig, 1911-1987.
- Mazique, Edward Craig.
- African American physicians--Biography.
- African American physicians.
- Health services accessibility.
- History.
- Minorities--Medical care.
- United States.
- Minorities--Medical care--United States--History--20th century.
- Minorities.
- Right to health--United States--History--20th century.
- Right to health.
- Health services accessibility--United States--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Biograpy of Edward Mazique, respected physician, contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr., and influential Civil Rights activist in Washington, D. C.
- Contents:
- Mississippi roots
- A country boy
- Shedding the shackles of Natchez
- The nation's capital : a city of inconsistencies
- Being a doctor is not enough
- The battle continues
- A year at the helm
- Health care for all
- Battles on the home front
- The turmoil of the sixties
- City of hope, city of despair
- Continuing challenges and new honors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-381) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826333397
- OCLC:
- 57068784
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