By Ruschell Boone The Bronx PUBLISHED 2:45 PM ET Feb. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:45 PM EST Feb. 25, 2021
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NEW YORK - Nurses have been at the forefront of this pandemic, and in this city, many are of color.
But if you go back to the late 1800s, there was only one place in the entire country where Black women could go to learn about nursing - Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
What You Need To Know
The school opened in the Bronx in 1898 with a graduating class of six women
The school attracted students from all over the country, parts of the Caribbean and Africa