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| The hospital was founded during the ], a nation-wide development that aimed to provide better medical care to Black citizens as well as training opportunities for doctors and nurses of color.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/black-hospital-movement-in-alabama/ |title=Black Hospital Movement |encyclopedia=] |first=Thomas J. |last=Ward Jr. |date=August 31, 2023 |orig-date=August 24, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2024}}</ref> At the time, there were 25 such hospitals in Alabama, and Hale's was the first in Montgomery. Its founder, ] (1852? - 1897), had graduated from ] in Virginia and from the ]. In 1883, ] had asked him to come to Montgomery, and he was one of the first Black doctors to be licensed in the state. He became the personal doctor to Washington. He also ran a pharmacy and had an office on ].<ref name=marker/> | The hospital was founded during the ], a nation-wide development that aimed to provide better medical care to Black citizens as well as training opportunities for doctors and nurses of color.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/black-hospital-movement-in-alabama/ |title=Black Hospital Movement |encyclopedia=] |first=Thomas J. |last=Ward Jr. |date=August 31, 2023 |orig-date=August 24, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2024}}</ref> At the time, there were 25 such hospitals in Alabama, and Hale's was the first in Montgomery. Its founder, ] (1852? - 1897), had graduated from ] in Virginia and from the ]. In 1883, ] had asked him to come to Montgomery, and he was one of the first Black doctors to be licensed in the state. He became the personal doctor to Washington. He also ran a pharmacy and had an office on ].<ref name=marker/> | ||
| Dorsette's father in law, James Hale, donated the land for the hospital, and money was raised for the building by a white women's social organization. The hospital was a two-story building with sixty beds, an operating room, and an isolation ward.<ref name=marker>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=240686 |website=Historical Marker Database |accessdate=February 25, 2024 |title=Hale Infirmary / The Lynching of Willie Temple }}</ref> | Dorsette's father in law, James Hale, was the richest Black man in Montgomery. He donated the land for the hospital, and money was raised for the building by a white women's social organization.<ref name=wright>{{cite web |url=https://alabamayesterdays.blogspot.com/2018/12/hale-infirmary-early-alabama-hospital.html |first=A. J. |last=Wright |title= Hale Infirmary: An Early Alabama Hospital for Blacks |date=December 7, 2018 |accessdate=February 26, 2024 |website=Alabama Yesterdays}}</ref> The hospital was a two-story building with sixty beds, an operating room, and an isolation ward.<ref name=marker>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=240686 |website=Historical Marker Database |accessdate=February 25, 2024 |title=Hale Infirmary / The Lynching of Willie Temple }}</ref> | ||
| ], the first woman licensed to practice medicine in the state, was tutored in Hale Infirmary. In 1919, the ] took place in the hospital: he was murdered by a white mob while being treated for a gunshot wound. Later, ] helped raise funds for the hospital.<ref name=marker/> | ], the first woman licensed to practice medicine in the state, was tutored in Hale Infirmary. In 1919, the ] took place in the hospital: he was murdered by a white mob while being treated for a gunshot wound. Later, ] helped raise funds for the hospital.<ref name=marker/> | ||
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Hale Infirmary (also Hale's Infirmary) was a hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, for African American citizens during a time of segregation. It was the first such hospital in the city; founded in 1890 by Dr. Cornelius Nathaniel Dorsette, it was in operation until 1958.
The hospital was founded during the Black Hospital Movement, a nation-wide development that aimed to provide better medical care to Black citizens as well as training opportunities for doctors and nurses of color. At the time, there were 25 such hospitals in Alabama, and Hale's was the first in Montgomery. Its founder, Cornelius Nathaniel Dorsette (1852? - 1897), had graduated from Hampton University in Virginia and from the medical school at the University of Buffalo. In 1883, Booker T. Washington had asked him to come to Montgomery, and he was one of the first Black doctors to be licensed in the state. He became the personal doctor to Washington. He also ran a pharmacy and had an office on Dexter Avenue.
Dorsette's father in law, James Hale, was the richest Black man in Montgomery. He donated the land for the hospital, and money was raised for the building by a white women's social organization. The hospital was a two-story building with sixty beds, an operating room, and an isolation ward.
Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson, the first woman licensed to practice medicine in the state, was tutored in Hale Infirmary. In 1919, the lynching of Willie Temple took place in the hospital: he was murdered by a white mob while being treated for a gunshot wound. Later, Martin Luther King Jr. helped raise funds for the hospital.
References
- Official Guide to the City of Montgomery 1861-1920 (PDF). Montgomery: Paragon. 1920. p. 51.
- Ward Jr., Thomas J. (August 31, 2023) . "Black Hospital Movement". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Hale Infirmary / The Lynching of Willie Temple". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- Wright, A. J. (December 7, 2018). "Hale Infirmary: An Early Alabama Hospital for Blacks". Alabama Yesterdays. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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