Provident Hospital served the South Side of Chicago before, during and after the Great Migration. ( Mary Johnson posted a link to a Picture This blog about a new guide for finding pictures related to the Great Migration (Thanks Mary!).
This hospital opened in 1891, was the first Black owned hospital in the US. The Library holds a wonderful photo collection of Provident Hospital health care workers taken by Farm Security Photographers.
Early health care initiatives by pioneering African Americans as part of Civil Rights is a wonderful topic for students in health classes, science classes and history classes to explore.
A short article on the Hospital’s history can be found at PBS WTTW.
Provident Hospital Hospital Health Health care African American Chicago The Great Migration
The article and photo collection go so well together! Great "small story" to make the Great Migration more personal and real. Thanks for sharing this Cheryl Davis !