A country boy -- Shedding the shackles of Natchez -- The nation's capital-a city of inconsistencies -- Being a doctor is not enough -- The battle continues -- A year at the helm -- Health care for all -- Battles on the home front -- The turmoil of the sixties -- City of hope, city of despair -- Continuing challenges and new honors
Summary
"This biography traces the career of an African American physician and civil rights advocate, Edward Craig Mazique (1911-1987), from the poverty and discrimination of Natchez, Mississippi, to his status as a prominent physician in Washington, D.C. Florence Ridlon relates how Dr. Mazique's grandfather went from being a slave to becoming one of the largest landowners in Adams County, Mississippi. This story of one man's accomplishments, in spite of many opposing forces, is also a chapter in the struggle of African Americans to achieve equality in the twentieth century."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-381) and index