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Roberts Clinic

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Roberts Clinic, a historic Colonial Revival building completed in 1937, was the first medical facility in Austin, Texas established to provide hospital rooms and care exclusively for the comfort of American Black patients. The practice offered treatment for acute and chronic illnesses, preventive treatment, minor surgeries, labor, delivery, and abortion services through the 1960s.Ward, Jr., Thomas J. "Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South". Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia

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