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The Houston Negro Hospital : the untold legacy of Riverside General / Carlton Houston.
Van Pelt Library RA981.A45 H68 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Houston, Carlton, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Hospitals--Texas--Houston.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Hospitals--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Segregation--Texas--Houston.
- Black or African American.
- Hospitals--history.
- Houston Negro Hospital.
- Riverside General Hospital (Houston, Tex.).
- Medical Subjects:
- Black or African American.
- Hospitals--history.
- Genre:
- Creative nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- 175 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : the History Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "The Houston Negro Hospital was born from America's Black hospital movement. Dedicated on Juneteenth 1926, it embodied a bold experiment to bring dignity and health care access to a community that was systematically denied both in the Jim Crow South. Journalist and storyteller Carlton Houston-whose ancestors played a roll in this remarkable heritage-reveals the untold, human drama behind the institution that would become Riverside General. Discover the vision, conflict, and resilience that shaped a century of health care through the struggle of those determined to save lives"--Page 4 of cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 146717162X
- 9781467171625
- OCLC:
- 1564568580
- Publisher Number:
- 90104680270
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