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February 25, 1961
The Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Ten Negro physicians sue 56 Chicago hospitals in federal antitrust action for barring Negroes from medical staffs and discriminating against Negro patients, seeking to lift bans for all in Cook County.
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10 Negro Doctors Sue
To Break Race Bars
In Chicago Hospitals
CHICAGO-
Charging that 56
Chicago hospitals which
provide
more than 75 per cent of the pri-
vate hospital beds in the city bar
Negroes from their medical staffs,
ten Negro physicians filed a fed-
eral antitrust suit against the hos-
pitals.
Declaring
that Negro patients
were
also
discriminated
against
the suit asked relief "on behalf of
all
Negro
physicians
in
Cook
County
Hospital (Chicago)" and
asked that
the hospitals be re-
quired to lift their bans.
To Break Race Bars
In Chicago Hospitals
CHICAGO-
Charging that 56
Chicago hospitals which
provide
more than 75 per cent of the pri-
vate hospital beds in the city bar
Negroes from their medical staffs,
ten Negro physicians filed a fed-
eral antitrust suit against the hos-
pitals.
Declaring
that Negro patients
were
also
discriminated
against
the suit asked relief "on behalf of
all
Negro
physicians
in
Cook
County
Hospital (Chicago)" and
asked that
the hospitals be re-
quired to lift their bans.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Negro Doctors
Chicago Hospitals
Race Discrimination
Antitrust Suit
Medical Staff Ban
What entities or persons were involved?
Ten Negro Physicians
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Cook County Hospital
Story Details
Key Persons
Ten Negro Physicians
Location
Chicago, Cook County Hospital
Story Details
Ten Negro physicians filed a federal antitrust suit against 56 Chicago hospitals, charging discrimination against Negro doctors on medical staffs and Negro patients, seeking relief for all Negro physicians in Cook County Hospital and requiring hospitals to lift their bans.