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How did a VA hospital became a civil rights battleground?

Season 1 Episode 5 | 11m 48s

How did the Tuskegee VA Hospital spark the fury of the KKK? To provide more equitable care to Black Veterans returning from WWI, the first and only Black VA Hospital was established, but it opened with an all-white staff. This is the story of the hard-won battle to ensure an all-Black healthcare staff would serve America’s Black Veterans.

Aired: 07/30/24
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