Reply #15: I once read a story about Huey P opening the doors to black nurses. [View All]

[davsand]

I never have looked for confirmation on it, but I can easily see it happening...

Huey P was made aware of the fact that the Louisiana nursing world was closed to black women. He made arrangements to tour one of the larger hospitals and threw a "fit" behind closed doors with the administrator about white women being forced to nursemaid black men (oh the OUTRAGE!) He instructed the hospital to make sure that indignity was corrected ASAP.

The first nursing program to hire minority applicants was begun by that hospital shortly after that.

Again, I have never fact checked that story, however, from what I have seen, that is just typical of his style. I think he was probably corrupt, I think he was not exactly above reproach, but I think he did an awful lot of good in a place and time that needed it desperately.


YMMV.




Laura