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Closing of St. Philip School of Nursing

After the NAACP and the National Medical Association pushed for hospital integration, arguing that segregated hospitals led to inferior care for Black Americans, most Black hospitals closed. In 1962, St. Philip’s School of Nursing closed, reflecting the widespread closing of Black hospitals.

circa 1962

Special Collections and Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Closing of St. Philip School of Nursing