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Indiana Medicine, 1993


Interviewee
Williams, Alexander Samuel July 6, 1993 

Call Number
93-016

Physical Description

56 pages; 3 tapes, 167 minutes; index

Interviewer
Ettinger, Patrick

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Dr. Alexander Samuel Williams, born on March 26, 1922, recalls his childhood and family in Alabama, his early experiences with the Ku Klux Klan there, the impact of the Great Depression, and his decision to pursue a career in medicine. He speaks of his medical education at Meharry Medical College, the professors who influenced him, and the setting up of his general practice in Gary, Indiana. Dr. Williams discusses the satisfaction he has derived from practicing medicine and describes his struggle for the desegregation of hospitals in Gary. In addition, he comments on medical changes and developments in medical technology, and on changes in the public's perception of physicians over the years.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Fisk University
    • Gary College
    • Gary Methodist Hospital
    • Homer G. Phillips Hospital
    • Ku Klux Klan
    • Meharry Medical College
    • St. Mary's Hospital
    • University of Chicago
    • Occupation Names
    • physician
    • Personal Names
    • Carver, George Washington
    • Turner, D.W.
    • Walker, Matthew J.
    • Yokem, Paul
    • Place Names
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Huntsville, Alabama
    • Subjects
    • African-Americans
    • discrimination
    • drug addiction
    • general practice
    • Great Depression
    • immunization
    • integration
    • medical changes
    • medical education
    • medical technology
    • obstetrics
    • penicillin
    • racism
    • segregation
    • spinal taps
    • World War II