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Homer G. Phillips Hospital was the only public hospital for African Americans in St. Louis, Missouri from 1937 until 1955, when the city began to desegregate. It continued to operate after the desegregation of city hospitals, and continued to serve the Black community of St. Louis until its closure in 1979.
John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital is a 355-bed hospital located in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It is one of two divisions of the VA St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS), a healthcare provider under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [2] The other division is St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks. [3]
Great Plains Black History Museum: Omaha: Nebraska: 1975 [70] Griot Museum of Black History, The: St. Louis: Missouri: 1997 [71] Hammonds House Museum: Atlanta: Georgia: 1988 [72] Hampton University Museum: Hampton: Virginia: 1988 [73] Harriet Tubman Museum: Cape May: New Jersey: 2020 [74] Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center ...
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyComing off a year when race dominated the national conversation, Black History Month is more relevant than ever. There’s a lot of soul searching going ...
The Griot Museum of Black History is a wax museum in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the griot, is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician.
During Black History Month, crowds throng the National Civil Rights Museum and Stax Museum. But some other lesser-known spots are worth a visit. Black history in Memphis: 5 landmarks you should ...
VA Medical Center: Columbia: Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital Poplar Bluff: John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Kansas City: Kansas City VA Medical Center St. Louis: John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital: St. Louis: St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks Outpatient Clinic: Springfield: Gene Taylor Veterans' Outpatient Clinic
Marvin Dunn, one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, will broaden the scope of his “Teach the Truth” tours thanks to a $1.5 million grant courtesy of the Mellon Foundation. The funding ...