Black women launched community healthcare movements in response to medical exclusion.

Evidence

But Black communities of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s were no more apt to accept these exclusions than their forebears. Echoing the efforts of Crumpler, Black women began a national community healthcare movement that included fundraising for Black health facilities; campaigns to educate Black communities about nutrition, sanitation, and disease prevention; and programs like National Negro Health Week that drew attention to racial health disparities. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1173

Categorization

• QUESTION: National Negro Health Week is worth chasing - its origin, scale, and whether it had federal sponsorship would add texture.