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The Repeating History Behind the FAMU Hospital Closure
Season 1
Episode 12
With the passing of the civil rights act in 1964, integration has been repeatedly used as a reason to close historically black Institutions. This story explores how the creation and closing of one African American hospital on the Florida A&M Campus impacted a local community.
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