Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986
George Dows Cannon was a radiologist in Harlem, New York City (1937-1982). He was the first African-American to be appointed to the staffs of the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the Hospital for the Daughters of Israel, and Triboro Hospital. He served as National Secretary of the Physicians' Forum and was a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Medical Association. In addition to his medical career, Dr. Cannon served on the boards of numerous organizations involved in working for equal rights for blacks in the fields of education and medicine, including the NAACP Legal and Educational Fund, National Urban League, Lincoln University, City-Wide Citizens' Committee on Harlem as well as the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, which contains an outstanding collection of impressionist art.
From the description of George D. Cannon papers, 1932-1982. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 436872178
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| creatorOf | Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986. George D. Cannon papers, 1932-1982. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees records, 1853-1993. | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Barnes Foundation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972. | person |
| associatedWith | Cannon, George Epps, 1869-1925. | person |
| associatedWith | City-Wide Citizens' Committee on Harlem. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hinton, William A. (William Augustus), 1883-1959. | person |
| associatedWith | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Motley, Constance Baker, 1921- | person |
| associatedWith | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009. | person |
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| Pennsylvania | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| Harlem (New York, N.Y.) |
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| African American universities and colleges |
| African American physicians |
| African American radiologists |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans in medicine |
| Discrimination in employment |
| Hospital patients |
| Hospitals |
| Public health |
| Race discrimination |
| Tuberculosis |
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Person
Birth 1902
Death 1986
