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Good Samaritan Hospital and Dr. James A. Pethel
Good Samaritan Hospital, established in 1881, was the first privately run hospital exclusively for blacks in the United States.
PLCMC.
Right: Dr. James A. Pethel practiced medicine in Charlotte from 1904 to 1950.
NANCY PETHEL.
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Source:
An African American Album: The Black Experience In Charlotte And Mecklenburg County. Charlotte, N.C. : Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, c1992.
Image Collection Category:
African American
Image Collection Format:
Black and White
