Willie Stamps: remembering the incident at Harford Memorial Hospital and Dr. George Stansbury
This file appears in: The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital
In this oral history excerpt, Willie Stamps recalls more details about the medical aspects of his family tragedy in 1960 and it's aftermath. He also discusses Dr. George Stansbury, the attending physician for the delivery, Carlos and Patricia Stamps. [Interviewer: Michael Brown, Harford Community College]
This file appears in: The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital
The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital
Born in 1940, Charles "Willie" Stamps grew up as a person of color in rural Mississippi. As a child, Stamps' family saved enough money and bought a small apartment house in Chicago. By the 1950s, many in the family had joined the Great Migration and…