Black Physician's Struggle for Civil Rights : Edward C. Mazique, M.D.
Title:
Black Physician's Struggle for Civil Rights : Edward C. Mazique, M.D.
Author:
Ridlon, Florence.
ISBN:
9780826333414
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (417 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Mississippi Roots -- 2: A Country Boy -- 3: Shedding the Shackles of Natchez -- 4: The Nation's Capital: A City of Inconsistencies -- 5: Being a Doctor Is Not Enough -- 6: The Battle Continues -- 7: A Year at the Helm -- 8: Health Care for All -- 9: Battles on the Home Front -- 10: The Turmoil of the Sixties -- 11: City of Hope, City of Despair -- 12: Continuing Challenges and New Honors -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Biography of Edward Mazique, respected physician, contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr., and influential Civil Rights activist in Washington, D.C.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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