How did the Tuskegee Veterans Hospital spark the fury of the KKK? Tuskegee was established as the first and only Veterans Hospital to provide equitable healthcare to Black Veterans returning from WWI.
But it was controlled by an all-white staff, and the KKK sought to keep it that way. This is the story of Tuskegee's hard-won battle against the KKK and Jim Crow America for their civil rights.
Learn more about the Tuskegee VA Hospital here.
TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 WWI & Black Healthcare
- 1:00 Why Tuskegee Institute?
- 3:18 Dr. Moton vs. Veterans Bureau
- 5:14 Dr. Moton vs. white supremacy
- 6:48 Why did the KKK march on Tuskegee?
- 9:42 Black Healthcare Today
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