Aaron McDuffie Moore : an African American physician, educator, and founder of Durham's Black Wall Street / Blake Hill-Saya ; with a foreword by U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield and an afterword by C. Eileen Watts Welch.
Part VI . Even mighty hearts must rest. Sandy Plain -- The county school : early education and the influence of family, politics, and reconstruction -- Normal school : Lumberton and Fayetteville -- Out of eden : Shaw University beckons -- Part II . Shaw University and Leonard Medical School. Like a tree planted by streams of water -- The first year : meeting professors and starting classes -- The second year : colleagues and cadavers -- The third year : finishing early -- Deciding on Durham -- Part III . The young physician settles down. Doctoring, Durham, and dearly beloved -- Not a "root doctor" -- A living faith -- Part IV . Quiet enterprise, personal loss. 1898 : a pivotal year -- For our mutual benefit : forging the mighty triumvirate -- Part V . Dreams fulfilled. Lincoln Hospital and Nursing School -- 606 Fayetteville Street -- The Durham Colored Library -- The explorer : crossing the nation -- Part VI . Building a legacy. Education first, last, always -- The great war at home and abroad -- A giant falls -- Even mighty hearts must rest.
Summary:
"Aaron McDuffie Moore (1863-1923) was born in rural Columbus County in eastern North Carolina at the close of the Civil War. Defying the odds stacked against an African American of this era, he pursued an education, alternating between work on the family farm and attending school. Moore originally dreamed of becoming an educator and attended notable teacher training schools in the state. But later, while at Shaw University, he followed another passion and entered Leonard Medical School. Dr. Moore graduated with honors in 1888 and became the first practicing African American physician in the city of Durham, North Carolina. He went on to establish the Durham Drug Company and the Durham Colored Library; spearhead and run Lincoln Hospital, the city's first secular, freestanding African American hospital; cofound North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company; help launch Rosenwald schools for African American children statewide; and foster the development of Durham's Hayti community. His legacy can still be seen on the city streets and country backroads today, and an examination of his life provides key insights into the history of Durham, the state, and the nation during Reconstruction and the beginning of the Jim Crow Era"-- Provided by publisher.
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