The Houston Negro Hospital: The Untold Legacy of Riverside General (American Heritage)
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| Management number | 231616290 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$10.00 | Model Number | 231616290 | ||
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“This Great Hospital Fight” – Dr. DrakeAt the height of racial and political tensions in early twentieth-century Houston, two unlikely figures became allies. Dr. William M. Drake, a pioneering surgeon and Black community leader, and Joseph Cullinan, a white oil magnate and founder of the company that became Texaco, united in a desperate effort to save a hospital that symbolized hope. 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 role 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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 146717162X |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1467171625 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The History Press |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces |
| Print length | 176 pages |
| Publication date | May 26, 2026 |
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