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Recognizing Local Black Medical Pioneers

14-2-2022

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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.