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Joseph Cyrus Bradfield, M.D. (February 19, 1889 – April 11, 1936) was a prominent African-American physician situated in Lima, Ohio, well known for his civic commitment to the Lima community.
Poindexter Village was a historic public housing complex in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Today, the remaining two buildings are set to become the Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center. Poindexter Village was the first public housing project in Columbus, and one of the first in the United States.
Sophia B. Jones was a Canadian-born American medical doctor, who founded the nursing program at Spelman College. She was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Michigan Medical School and the first black faculty member at Spelman. [24] M. Mary Mahoney was the first African-American to graduate from nursing training, graduating ...
Frederick Douglass Stubbs (March 16, 1906 – February 9, 1947) was one of the first Harvard-trained Black doctors and became the first African American thoracic surgeon. He was "one of the country’s greatest young surgeons" noted for his advancements in treating pulmonary tuberculosis. [1] [2]
Lincoln Goodale (1782–1868), doctor and namesake of Goodale Park; David E. Harris, the first African American commercial airline pilot and pilot captain for a major U.S. commercial airline. [12] [13] Sandra Hubby (1978– ), Playboy Playmate and beauty pageant contestant; represented Columbus in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant
Greensboro – 40.6% black, historic black city in the South since slavery, colonial times, Civil rights and the Civil war. [55] Henderson. James City [56] Kinston [57] (62% black) Crestdale Matthews Formerly Tank Town Oxford. Princeville. Raleigh. East Raleigh–South Park Historic District – Largest African American neighborhood in Raleigh.
The preservation of African-American cemeteries is an integral part of documenting Black history and heritage. Many lands where enslaved or freed black individuals were buried are threatened by development and neglect though new efforts are underway to protect these historic places. [6] African Burial Ground National Monument, New York, New York
The office, built by Dr. Cyril O. Spann in 1963, is a one-story modern brick building near the former Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, also known as "Good Sam" Hospital and Waverly Hospital, a historic hospital for African-American patients built in 1952, where Spann served as chief of staff [2] from 1966 until the hospital's closure in 1973.