A black physician's struggle for civil rights
Subtitle: Edward C. Mazique, M.D.
By: Florence Ridlon
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: History; Right to health; Medical care; African American physicians; Health services accessibility; Biography; Minorities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-381) and index.
Table of contents: title: A country boy; title: Shedding the shackles of Natchez; title: The nation's capital-a city of inconsistencies; title: Being a doctor is not enough; title: The battle continues; title: A year at the helm; title: Health care for all; title: Battles on the home front; title: The turmoil of the sixties; title: City of hope, city of despair; title: Continuing challenges and new honors.