In the early twentieth century segregation touched every facet of life, including health care. Okmulgee’s African American community came together in the 1920s to build a hospital providing care to many who could not afford it. With the advent of integration the Okmulgee Colored Hospital closed its doors, but it has retained its historic integrity as the only Black hospital still standing in Oklahoma. Read my article on the history of the institution and its impact on the surrounding area, as well as the efforts of community leaders to rehabilitate the site for future use.in the latest issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma (Volume XCIX, No. One, Spring 2021):
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