Question

1. read the following sentences from the text: \immediately after the war, harlem received its first big wave of african american immigrants from the south. agitation, which up to this time had been sporadic, increased for the appointment of an african american doctor to the visiting staff of harlem hospital. the forces of integration triumphed. in 1919, dr. louis t. wright was appointed clinical assistant in the out - patient department, the lowest job possible at harlem hospital. his service there began on january 1, 1920. until that day, no african american physician had been on staff at any city hospital. four doctors resigned from harlem hospital in protest and dr. casmo d. oneil, the superintendent and person directly responsible for dr. wrights appointment was promptly demoted to the information booth at bellevue hospital.\ what conclusion can you draw from this evidence? a. since harlem hospital was opened in anticipation of african american immigrants, it rarely dealt with race issues. b. four doctors resigned from harlem hospital because they did not want to take orders from dr. louis t. wright. c. dr. casmo d. oneil had the full support of the hospital leadership when he hired dr. louis t. wright. d. even though harlem hospital served mostly african americans, many of the physicians held racist, discriminatory beliefs.

Explanation:

The text shows that when an African - American doctor was appointed to Harlem Hospital, some doctors resigned in protest and the appointer was demoted. This indicates racial discrimination among the physicians. Option a is incorrect as the text shows race issues were present. Option b is not supported as there's no mention of not wanting to take orders. Option c is wrong since the appointer was demoted.

Answer:

d. Even though Harlem Hospital served mostly African Americans, many of the physicians held racist, discriminatory beliefs.