Question: Dentist Care at School

Today’s submission comes from Angela Hughes Davidson,

Before I started school in the Fall of 1955, my mother took me to the school to see a dentist. I don't remember his name; I believe he was African-American. He worked from the front of the school near the teacher desk. A curtain was hung so that students could not see him at work. Ms. Frances Edmonds was the teacher. I made several trips to see him. I don't remember seeing a dentist prior to this. Do any former students remember receiving dental care at the Morgantown School? It would be great to know if this was something the School Board supported throughout the County's segregated schools.

Thank you,

Angela Hughes Davidson

Morgantown student, 1955-58.

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