Charles H. Wright

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Charles Howard Wright (September 20, 1918 – March 7, 2002)[1] was a Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Early life

Charles H. Wright was born on the 18th of September 1918 in

Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Wright practiced general medicine in Detroit from 1946 until 1950, at which time the Harlem Hospital notified him of an opening in their Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program.[2] He returned to New York and completed his residency there in 1953.[2]

Practice

When Wright returned to Detroit, he received admitting privileges at the

Detroit, Michigan
United States of America.

Public service

In 1960, Wright ordered funds for medical training for Africans in the United States through the Detroit Medical Society. Within the year of 1964-1965, Wright engaged in medical surveys in West Africa.[2] He served as a physician during the civil rights marches in 1965 in Bogalusa, Louisiana.[2]

Wright was the writer and publisher of the Medical Association Demand Equal Opportunity, and also wrote two books on Paul Robeson: Robeson: Labor's Forgotten Champion and The Peace Advocacy of Paul Robeson.[2]

In 1965, Wright opened the International Afro-American Museum on West Grand Boulevard.

Midtown.[3] Groundbreaking for the new museum occurred in 1985, and the museum was renamed the Museum of African American History. A larger museum was built ten years later, opening in 1997.[3] In 1998, the museum was renamed the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
in dedication of Dr. Wright.

Personal life

Wright met and married Louise Lovett, a Librarian, from Chicago in 1950. They had 2 children, Stephanie Wright Griggs and Carla Wright MD. The Library at the Charles H Wright Museum is the Louise Lovett Library dedicated to Louise Wright for her work in creating the library. Louise Lovett Wright died in 1985. Wright met Roberta Hughes an accomplished educator, attorney and author who loved working with children. They were married in 1989. Mrs Hughes Wright had a son and daughter with her first husband, Wilbur B. Hughes Jr.

References

  1. ^ Dr Charles H. Wright from findagrave..com (retrieved 6/9/09)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Charles H. Wright, MD[permanent dead link], from the Kellogg African American Health Care Project (retrieved 6/9/09).
  3. ^ a b c d Museum Fact Page Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Museum of African-American History (retrieved 6/9/09)
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