Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital
| Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital | |
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 Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital, 2013 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mississippi, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Closed | 1966 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Mississippi |
Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital | |
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| Location | 8th St. and Webster Ave., Yazoo City, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32°51′22″N 90°24′3″W / 32.85611°N 90.40083°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001558 |
| USMS No. | 163-YAZ-0226-NR-ML |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2006[2] |
| Designated USMS | April 14, 2005[1] |
The Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, also known as the Afro-American Hospital, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[2]
The Afro-American Sons and Daughters was a
In 1928, the association opened the Afro-American Hospital of Yazoo City, Mississippi to give low-cost care to the members. Dr. Lloyd Tevis Miller served as the facility's first director. The hospital, which offered both major and minor surgery, was a leading health care supplier for blacks in Mississippi. It had a low death rate compared to other hospitals that served blacks in the South during the period.[3]
The hospital ceased operation in 1966 as a fraternal entity after years of increasingly burdensome regulation, competitive pressure from government and third-party health care alternatives, and the migration of younger dues-paying blacks to the North. The Afro-American Sons and Daughters disbanded during the same period.[3]
Huddleston's grandson is Mike Espy, a former member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Notes
- ^ "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito Let Down Your Bucket Where You Are':The Afro-American Hospital and Black Health Care in Mississippi, 1924-1966,[permanent dead link] Social Science History 30 (Winter 2006), 551-69.
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