Family, friends and community members gather around the newly dedicated Heritage marker honoring the “Dixie Three” — Mildred Smith, Patricia Taylor and Agnes Stokes — at the former site of Dixie Hospital in Hampton on Saturday. The three Black nurses made history in 1963 by challenging segregation at the hospital, leading to a landmark civil rights victory.
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Hampton honors the ‘Dixie Three’ for defying segregation at hospital
The City of Hampton dedicated a Heritage marker Saturday morning to recognize three Black nurses who, in 1963, risked their careers to challenge segregation at Dixie Hospital in Hampton.
