Black nurses, however, persisted through these challenges, working tirelessly to ensure their communities received the medical care and support they desperately needed. According to NC Central ...

In their stead, Sutton-Ballard and other Black nurses began working at what was considered a "pest house." The nurses reminded patients of their humanity in the face of a deadly incurable illness.

While an impressive number for the time and circumstances, there were also many others at the Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) training, teaching, learning and working ... t any Black nurses in ...