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|Body= Construction on the large, [[Kenilworth Sanitarium|three-story building]] started in 1903 and was completed in 1905. The sanitarium was built on ten acres of land and included six suites, with six to seven bedrooms in each suite. The sanitarium boasted modern conveniences such as electric lights, telephones, and an elevator. Because the sanitarium housed patients sent there on court orders, sections of the house were locked wards with barred windows. Despite these precautions, records of patient escapes are published in local newspapers. Patient suicides were also a problem, with one patient jumping from a third-floor window after running away from guards.  
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|Body= Mount Vernon Hospital for the colored insane, now known as [[Mt. Vernon Insane Hospital|Searcy Hospital]], was opened in May 1902. Prior to the opening of the Mount Vernon facility, African American patients were maintained in segregated quarters at Bryce State Hospital in Tuscaloosa, which opened in1860. The 1863 annual report reflects an all white patient population. However, by 1868 annual reports indicates a payment of $1900 by the Freedman’s Bureau to care for the twenty-six African American patients at the facility. By the end of 1902, four hundred African American patients were at the Mount Vernon facility.                  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:32, 27 October 2024

Featured Image Of The Week

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Mount Vernon Hospital for the colored insane, now known as Searcy Hospital, was opened in May 1902. Prior to the opening of the Mount Vernon facility, African American patients were maintained in segregated quarters at Bryce State Hospital in Tuscaloosa, which opened in1860. The 1863 annual report reflects an all white patient population. However, by 1868 annual reports indicates a payment of $1900 by the Freedman’s Bureau to care for the twenty-six African American patients at the facility. By the end of 1902, four hundred African American patients were at the Mount Vernon facility.