Unfiltered stories of Black resistance, erased heroes, and hidden truths. We connect the past to today’s fights so the next generation never has to ask “why didn’t they teach us this?”
Who Was Healthcare For?
Before Medicare, thousands of American hospitals either excluded Black patients or maintained separate facilities. Although citizenship and legal protections expanded after the Civil War, healthcare access remained deeply unequal.
The creation of Medicare in 1965 became one of the most powerful desegregation tools in American history. Hospitals seeking federal funding were required to comply with civil rights standards, leading thousands of institution
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