A journey back in time with the founders of the Portland Malcolm X People's Dental Clinic
Jon Moscow and some of the folks he worked
with forty years ago in setting up dental and
health clinics with the Portland Panthers.
These clinics were some of the precursors to our
current government healthcare system, giving the
model of free healthcare. It was great to hear a
little bit of what life was like back then from 1969
to 1979.
We started at the
original site of the Malcolm X People's Dental Clinic
with Jon Moscow (left) and Kent Ford (right). These
were two of the clinic founders.
Our second stop was with Sandra Ford. She helped
recruit doctors to volunteer their time at the dental
clinic.
And finally, Jon with Dr. Gerald Morrell, the first
dentist at the clinic.
