New exhibit highlights St. Jude’s Black history
The late Dr. Rudolph Jackson, one of St. Jude’s first black doctors, holds a photo of himself from 1968, the year he first joined the staff. (ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)
“Just as the Lorraine (Motel) was one of the few places in the 1960s where African Americans were welcomed, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened its doors to all at the height of formal segregation,” said Russell Wigginton, president of the National Civil Rights Museum.
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