Patricia Stamps' obituary

ID: 56 ~ Source: Michael Dixon, "Ending Segregation at Harford Memorial Hospital," Mike's History Blog, https://www.dixonhistory.com/news/segregation-at-harford-memorial-hospital/ (accessed 14 July 2021) ~ Creator: Mike's History Blog ~ Date: November 13, 1960

This file appears in: The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital

This image depicts the obituary for Mrs. Patricia Stamps that ran in the Havre de Grace Record after her death at Harford Memorial Hospital.

This file appears in: The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital

The Stamps Family and the Desegregation of Harford Memorial Hospital

By James Karmel

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…