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Dear Educator,
In the 19th century, many medical schools were closed to African Americans in the South and to a lesser degree in the North. Because of discrimination in the field of medicine, numerous African American physicians received their medical degrees abroad. Fortunately, black medical schools developed at Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and New Orleans University.
On Saturday, March 12, 2005, the River Road African American Museum commemorated the achievements of Dr. John H. Lowery, Dr. Sidney Brazier, Dr. Luther C. Speight, Dr. Ulysses G. Dailey, Dr. John Watkins, Dr. Feastor R. Dean, Dr. Leo S. Butler, Dr. Ernest N. Ezidore, and Dr. Emma Wakefield.
We are pleased to introduce you to Physician, Planter & Philanthropist: Dr. John H. Lowery, an online exhibition that illustrates the life of Dr. John H. Lowery. This exhibition features some of the items on view in our Rural Black Doctors permanent exhibit at the museum. The board, staff members, and volunteers of the River Road African American are so excited that you are supporting the museum’s educational mission by viewing and using this online exhibition in your classroom. Please enjoy the artifacts, documents, and oral histories and adapt them to your specific needs.
I hope that you will find this educator’s guide and exhibition useful and we look forward to welcoming you and your students to the River Road African American Museum.
Sincerely,
Kathe Hambrick Jackson
Founder & Executive Director, RRAAM
In the 19th century, many medical schools were closed to African Americans in the South and to a lesser degree in the North. Because of discrimination in the field of medicine, numerous African American physicians received their medical degrees abroad. Fortunately, black medical schools developed at Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and New Orleans University.
On Saturday, March 12, 2005, the River Road African American Museum commemorated the achievements of Dr. John H. Lowery, Dr. Sidney Brazier, Dr. Luther C. Speight, Dr. Ulysses G. Dailey, Dr. John Watkins, Dr. Feastor R. Dean, Dr. Leo S. Butler, Dr. Ernest N. Ezidore, and Dr. Emma Wakefield.
We are pleased to introduce you to Physician, Planter & Philanthropist: Dr. John H. Lowery, an online exhibition that illustrates the life of Dr. John H. Lowery. This exhibition features some of the items on view in our Rural Black Doctors permanent exhibit at the museum. The board, staff members, and volunteers of the River Road African American are so excited that you are supporting the museum’s educational mission by viewing and using this online exhibition in your classroom. Please enjoy the artifacts, documents, and oral histories and adapt them to your specific needs.
I hope that you will find this educator’s guide and exhibition useful and we look forward to welcoming you and your students to the River Road African American Museum.
Sincerely,
Kathe Hambrick Jackson
Founder & Executive Director, RRAAM
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