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" Reinterpreting the Foundation of Lincoln Hospital: "
McNair, Khadija V.
Johnson, Charles D.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1114207
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TLpq2404611258
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Johnson, Charles D.
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McNair, Khadija V.
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Reinterpreting the Foundation of Lincoln Hospital:\ McNair, Khadija V.Johnson, Charles D.
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North Carolina Central University
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2020
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2020
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M.A.
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105
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Completed in July 1901, Lincoln Hospital was the first and only African American hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Located on the corner of Proctor Street and Cozart Avenue, it was the product of fundraising and support-building steeped in racial struggles. Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore created a network of African American community members who came from varying experiences to assist in persuading tobacco magnate, Washington Duke, to give the initial funding for the construction of the hospital. Through detailing the racial views and health disparities among the early populations of Durham, North Carolina, a clearer understanding of the history of Lincoln Hospital will develop. The motivations of the major figures who aimed to establish a professional hospital for Durham's African American communities is a direct reflection of the racist society in which it was formed. In turn, this narrative sheds light on the misperceptions and myths that define the history of Durham today. I argue that the current historical interpretation within a key public history institution that centers Washington Duke as a philanthropic liberal is misleading. The relationships between Duke and Durham's black communities are defined by white paternalism, labor exploitation, and racial accommodationism.
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African American studies
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History
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Museum studies
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