- Collection:
- African American History
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best Interview February 3, 1999
- Creator:
- Best, Andrew A., 1916-2005
- Contributor to Resource:
- Moskop, Ruth
- Date of Original:
- 1999-02-03
- Subject:
- Medicine--North Carolina--History--20th century
Meharry Medical College. School of Medicine
Physicians (General practice)
African Americans--Segregation
African American physicians--North Carolina--Greenville
Medical education - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
Sound - Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Dr. Andrew Best, a longtime health care provider of Greenville, North Carolina. In this interview, Dr. Best discusses his experiences at Meharry Medical College, his internship at the American Army Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, and his work as a doctor at Fort Bragg. He also describes the trials he had to undergo to establish his medical practice and documents several instances of racism he experienced. All information shared in this interview is relevant to the years 1947 to 1955.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/39729
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Contributing Institution:
- J.Y. Joyner Library
- Rights:
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