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Medicine and the Movement: The Story of Dr. Escous B. Goode of Alabama
Medicine and the Movement is a feature-length documentary about Dr. Escous B. Goode, one of Mobile's earliest and most prominent African-American physicians, who fought to desegregate hospitals, schools, and buses during the civil rights movement. It tells the remarkable story of Dr. Goode's 56-year career as a physician in Mobile, where he had a private practice on Davis Avenue (now Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) and delivered over 5,000 babies at Blessed Martin de Porres Hospital, the only hospital in Mobile where Black doctors could treat Black patients during segregation.
Dr. Goode speaking at the 1947 groundbreaking of Blessed Martin de Porres Hospital. Courtesy of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
Through interviews and rarely seen archival materials, Medicine and the Movement also explores Dr. Goode's marriage, his co-founding of the Rho Alpha chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and his work alongside John L. LeFlore on many of the key civil rights campaigns in Mobile and across the state of Alabama. In 1962, Dr. Goode became the first African American to run for Mobile County School Board, losing in a run-off while facing death threats.
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Beginning in September 2025, Medicine and the Movement will be screened locally in Mobile, before being released on streaming platforms nationwide. To request a screening for your school or organization, please contact us at admin@mobilemedicalmuseum.org or (251) 415-1109.
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This project was made possible through the generous support of the Mobile County Commission and the Alabama Humanities Alliance. Additional support was provided by The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, The Hearin-Chandler Foundation, The Eichold Family Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of South Alabama, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth and Dr. Charles Bernard Rodning, Dr. Eddrice McMullan, and Dr. Franklin Trimm.
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Public Health Profiles
Public Health Profiles is a series of interviews with current and recently retired public health officials. This series is designed to give you a closer look at what goes on in the field of public health. The interviews are insightful and wide-ranging, covering everything from AIDS and COVID-19 to teen pregnancy and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. VIEW NOW!
This project was made possible through the generous support of The Hearin-Chandler Foundation, the Mobile County Commission, the Eichold Family Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of South Alabama, the Crampton Trust, and Dr. Charles Bernard and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rodning.
Living Through Covid-19
In this series, our teenage host Alex talks with her friends and viewers about what scientists and health officials know about the coronavirus, how it spreads, how to protect yourself and others from infection, how vaccines work, and how to cope with stress when you have to isolate or quarantine.
We also feature interviews with health care experts and with teens sharing their personal pandemic stories. VIEW NOW!
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, ARPML-251049-OMLS-22. Additional support provided by the Edith Mitchell Health Initiative and S.C.H.O.O.L.S.
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Este proyecto ha sido posible en parte por el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas, ARPML-251049-OMLS-22. Apoyo financerio adicional fue proporcionado por la Edith Mitchell Health Initiative y S.C.H.O.O.L.S.
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