Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement
Photographed By Brandon D Cross
1. National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement Marker
Inscription.
National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement. . The National Medical Association (NMA) was founded in 1895 when African-American physicians met at Atlanta's Cotton States and International Exposition. Formally established here at First Congregational Church, the NMA served as a professional organization for Black medical professionals largely denied membership in the American Medical Association (AMA). From its inception, the NMA advocated for the racial equality of African-American physicians and patients. During the Civil Rights Movement it campaigned for the desegregation of the AMA. The NMA supported integrationist public policies like the Social Security Acts amendments, which created Medicare and Medicaid. These acts required the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act, leading to the integration of facilities wherever federal funds were used, such as public hospitals. Today, the NMA remains an advocate for healthcare equality and is the oldest continuously existing medical society for African Americans.
The National Medical Association (NMA) was founded in 1895 when African-American physicians met at Atlanta's Cotton States and International Exposition. Formally established here at First Congregational Church, the NMA served as a professional organization for Black medical professionals largely denied membership in the American Medical Association (AMA). From its inception, the NMA advocated for the racial equality of African-American physicians and patients. During the Civil Rights Movement it campaigned for the desegregation of the AMA. The NMA supported integrationist public policies like the Social Security Acts amendments, which created Medicare and Medicaid. These acts required the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act, leading to the integration of facilities wherever federal funds were used, such as public hospitals. Today, the NMA remains an advocate for healthcare equality and is the oldest continuously existing medical society for African Americans.
Erected 2022 by The Georgia Historical Society, the Rich Foundation, the Georgia State Medical Association, and the Atlanta Medical Association. (Marker Number 60-33.)
33° 45.433′ N, 84° 23.043′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker is at the intersection of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Courtland Street NE, on the right when traveling west on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta GA 30303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement Marker
Photo Courtesy National Library of Medicine #101455945
3. Medical Committee for Civil Rights at the March on Washington, 1963
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4. Marchers with “Medical Committee for Civil Rights” banner at the March on Washington, 1963
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
