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Patients wait for care in a Parkland Hospital clinic, with hospital staff behind service windows with metal grates. The signs over the windows of the caged area read, from left to right, "White," "Colored," and "Cashier."

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Title
Patients Waiting at Parkland Hospital Clinic
Date
1947
Local Identifier
MSS0014-0036
Subject (MeSH)
Race Relations
African Americans
Hospitals
Patient Care
Subject (LCSH)
Segregation
Parkland Hospital (Dallas, Tex.)
Geographic Coverage
Dallas (Tex.)
Type
Image
Genre
Photograph
Extent
27.9 x 21.3 cm.
Dimensions
jpeg
Language
English
Digital Date
2011
Biographical Note
Racial segregation of patients at Parkland lasted until the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Finding Aid
https://utsouthwestern.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/16
Collection
Parkland Hospital Collection
Standard Rights Statement
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Usage Statement
Use of this item is managed by UT Southwestern Special Collections Library and Archives. Please contact the Special Collections Library and Archives at archives@utsouthwestern.edu regarding use.
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Parkland Hospital Collection
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