Burks, Charles J.

Authoritative Name:

Burks, Charles J.

Biography:

In 1948, Dr. Charles J. Burks was the first African American physician with hospital privileges at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also established PBA (Pittsburgh Black Action), The Second Step drug rehabilitation program.

Associated Subjects:

Burks, Charles J.

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project

Carnegie Museum of Art

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Men and workmen picketing outside Allegheny Children's Center, with signs reading "Manchester Citizens Support Dr. C. J. Burks" and "Dr. Muldoc[?] reinstate Dr. Burks"

Creator:

Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998

Date of Original:

1965/1975

Collection:

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project

Contributing Institution:

Carnegie Museum of Art