Relief, Development and Podcast | The lost story of Dr. Dismukes - Black history in Appalachia

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Women sitting in a community building in West virginia

United States Great Lakes — Aug 2024

Story by Christy Kauffman
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Justice and Equity
August 15, 2024

History unveiled

MCC's connection to the Henrietta Dis keep reading...
MCC's connection to the Henrietta Dismukes Hospital began in 2019, although its story was all but forgotten at the time.
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Rediscovering history in an Appalachian coal town, MCC staff in Kimball West Virginia piece together a story of a black owned hospital that used to sit on the site of the current Appalachia Build program.  This story is just the start of creating a intentional space to preserve Black history in this small Appalachia community.

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