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Dr. Solomon H. Thompson

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@ Kansas City Public Library

Williams Photo Studio

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Portrait photograph of Dr. Solomon H. Thompson, who began a “Black Hospital Movement” in the Kansas City area that began to address the health concerns of non-white communities. Along with Kansas City, Missouri, physician Thomas C. Unthank, Dr. Thompson founded Douglass Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kansas City Public Library

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Missouri Hub