Color of Medicine, The: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital
The rise and fall of what would become the number one African-American hospital in the world. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Homer G. Phillips Hospital provided state-of-the-art medical training to over two-thirds of all African-American physicians and nurses in the US and abroad from 1937 to 1979. While its founder was mysteriously killed, the hospital in his name thrived during the most turbulent of segregated times, allowing so many people of color to achieve greatness for the benefit of humankind.
Dr. Homer G. Phillips (Activist), Dr. Earle U. Robinson Jr. (Father 1st graduating class), Rebecca Robinson (Grandfather and Father trained at hospital), Dr. LaSalle Doheny Laffal Jr. (First Black President of the American Cancer Society)
History, Civil Rights, * New Releases
RUNTIME: (109 Min)
Joyce Fitzpatrick, Brian Shackelford
Joyce Fitzpatrick, Brian Shackelford
YEAR: 2020
HD
English
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Key Marketing Points
• Full publicity and marketing campaigns
• Local television and national press pick up!
• Timely racial discussions
• Tour of national universities, hospitals, libraries, and municipalities
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Long Synopsis
The story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital which provided state-of-the-art medical training to over two-thirds of all African-American physicians and nurses from 1937 to 1979. While its founder was mysteriously killed, the hospital in his name thrived during the most turbulent of segregated times, allowing so many people of color to achieve greatness for the benefit of humankind.
