bijouxbroussard · F
In the 1960s a school here was named after Dr. Drew. His widow, M. Lenore Drew, stayed with us during her visit. She was a friend of my mother’s family.
It was she who told us that the story of Dr. Drew’s death occurring because of a white hospital refusing to treat him (after his car crash) was not fact.
He was taken to a hospital and treated immediately, but was too badly injured.
It was she who told us that the story of Dr. Drew’s death occurring because of a white hospital refusing to treat him (after his car crash) was not fact.
He was taken to a hospital and treated immediately, but was too badly injured.
Charity · 70-79
@bijouxbroussard
I don't know, I can only say in the early 1960s, 10 years after the death of Dr Drew Black still were not allowed in white hospitals for treatment, only one hospital had one set up in Black neighborhoods..... And we also had one of own Black hospitals and clinic, first call Negro hospital later Riverside hospital.
Example here in Houston Hermann had a hospital, more like a clinic set up for Blacks in the Black neighborhood as well as white. Blacks were taken to the Black hospital.
The only hospital that received both black and white and they did so keeping the people separate was the county hospital Ben Taub.
I can bear witness, even though a child.
I don't know, I can only say in the early 1960s, 10 years after the death of Dr Drew Black still were not allowed in white hospitals for treatment, only one hospital had one set up in Black neighborhoods..... And we also had one of own Black hospitals and clinic, first call Negro hospital later Riverside hospital.
Example here in Houston Hermann had a hospital, more like a clinic set up for Blacks in the Black neighborhood as well as white. Blacks were taken to the Black hospital.
The only hospital that received both black and white and they did so keeping the people separate was the county hospital Ben Taub.
I can bear witness, even though a child.
bijouxbroussard · F
@Charity Trust me, I remember this. I was once thrown bodily out of a segregated southern Woolworth’s as a child.
I’m just saying that the popular account of Dr. Drew’s death specifically occurring because of mistreatment, was false, according to his widow.
Not saying that such things didn’t happen, because they certainly did.
I’m just saying that the popular account of Dr. Drew’s death specifically occurring because of mistreatment, was false, according to his widow.
Not saying that such things didn’t happen, because they certainly did.
Charity · 70-79
@bijouxbroussard
Oh no I wasn't implying that you were saying it didn't happen, most Black people as well as Whites know the history.
Sorry that happened to you, it wasn't until way after 1965 we started going to stores like Woolsworth, before then we always went to clothing, furniture, five and dime, grocers, stores in Black neighborhoods. Here in Houston it was not as bad as it was in some other states or even in cities surrounding Houston. There were towns like Pasadena, Cut and Shoot, and many others Blacks couldn't even pass through.
My saying I don't know basically meant I've never heard the story.
Oh no I wasn't implying that you were saying it didn't happen, most Black people as well as Whites know the history.
Sorry that happened to you, it wasn't until way after 1965 we started going to stores like Woolsworth, before then we always went to clothing, furniture, five and dime, grocers, stores in Black neighborhoods. Here in Houston it was not as bad as it was in some other states or even in cities surrounding Houston. There were towns like Pasadena, Cut and Shoot, and many others Blacks couldn't even pass through.
My saying I don't know basically meant I've never heard the story.