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Honoring Thereasea Elder, Charlotte’s First Black Nurse
The community of Charlotte, North Carolina is paying tribute to Thereasea Elder, the city’s first black nurse, who passed away at the age of 93 on Tuesday. She forever changed the face of medicine when she fought to integrate the state’s segregated public health system.
Her story is a reminder of how far we have come in terms of making the healthcare system more equitable, but there’s still more work to be done.
Growing Up in Segregated North Carolina
Throughout her life, Elder was a fierce advocate for the black community. According to public records, she was born in the city’s historically black Greenville neighborhood, along with her five siblings, born to Booker T. and Odessa Clark. ....

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Mecklenburg County's First African-American Nurse Has Died


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Thereasea Clark Elder, 93, was the county s first Black nurse to integrate the public health nursing system. (Shutterstock)
CHARLOTTE, NC Mecklenburg County s first African-American nurse, Thereasea Clark Elder, has died, county officials announced Thursday. Elder, 93, was the first Black nurse to integrate the county s public health nursing system.
She died Jan. 5, the county said.
Elder was a pioneer who faced many obstacles as she worked to provide care for the community, the county said in a statement. Initially, she was assigned to work only with black patients, but eventually worked with white patients, which meant venturing into communities where she was not welcomed. On many occasions she was insulted and denigrated by the white patients to whom she provided care, but she was courageous and persisted because of a strong determination to do her job. She set a high level for excellent service used as benchmark for those who came after her. ....

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