Robinson, Remus Grant
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-01381
- Given Name
- Remus Grant
- Family Name
- Robinson
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Year
- 1904
- Death Year
- 1970
- Description
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Remus Grant Robinson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He received a medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1930 and had a long career as a surgeon in Detroit. He was an Associate Surgeon at Bethesda Hospital and Edyth K. Thomas Memorial Hospital in the 1930s. A photo of him is in the hospital's 1938 pamphlet. He went on to work at the Grace and Providence Hospitals and served as chief surgeon at Parkside Hospital.
In 1955, Dr. Robinson became the first African American to be elected to the Detroit Board of Education, and he served on the board until his death in 1970.
The Remus Robison Papers, a collection of Dr. Robinson's correspondence and archival materials, is housed at the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University. - Migration Origin
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Affiliation
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This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
Bethesda Hospital
Edyth K. Thomas Memorial Hospital
Role: Staff - References
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Remus Robinson Papers, Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/1134.
Bryce Huffman, "How the Story of Remus Robinson Relates to Current Racial Disparities in Healthcare," Michigan Public, February 19, 2021, https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2021-02-19/how-the-story-of-remus-robinson-relates-to-current-racial-disparities-in-healthcare.
- Documentation
- 1938 Bethesda and Thomas Memorial Hospital Pamphlet, 3-4 (Bethesda Hospital and Edyth K. Thomas Memorial Hospital)
- Title
- Robinson, Remus Grant
- Resource class
- Person