Library Exhibit Celebrates APA’s Black Psychiatrists

Back to table of contents Next article APA she was presented with APA's Solomon Carter Fuller Award in 1988. APAF established the Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship in honor of her work as a child and minority mental health advocate.Other psychiatrists featured in the gallery include Solomon Carter Fuller, M.D., the first Black member of APA; Charles Prudhomme, M.D., APA's first Black vice president; Chester Pierce, M.D., the founding national chair of the BPA; and Altha Stewart, M.D., APA's first Black president."Our history should be celebrated," Shepherd said. "We have dealt with many travesties and injustices, true, and yet we also have made significant positive contributions to the field and continue to have a seat at the table, and that should be celebrated."The exhibit features primary source documents such as the program book from the 1969 Annual Meeting and books such as Beyond Black and White by James Comer, M.D., one of the founding members of the BPA. APA members may visit the exhibit until August, and the virtual gallery is live indefinitely. ■ResourcesView the exhibit here.Members who wish to visit APA headquarters to view the exhibit should contact Deena Gorland at email protected. ISSUES NewArchived