Recognizing Local Black Medical Pioneers
14-2-2022
Black History Month honours the legacy of Black Canadians and the contributions they made in moving toward a more equitable society.
Windsor Regional Hospital previously reached out to the Amherstburg Freedom Museum requesting information on Black Canadian medical pioneers who have a connection to our area.
You may be interested to learn:
- Dr. Henry Taylor was the first African-Canadian physician to practice in Windsor.
- The First Canadian-born Black doctor Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott settled in Chatham, Ontario
- The co-founder of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, Betty Simpson, was born in Colchester South in 1925 and worked at Hotel-Dieu Hospital (now WRH's Ouellette Campus) from 1961 to 1986.
Those are among the many leaders in the Black community who paved the way to make Canada a more diverse society.
We encourage you to read the personal bios here in the link below, courtesy of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, to understand, learn and thank those who left a lasting legacy in our community.