title: St. Agnes School of Nursing: a legacy of hope.
abstract: This article traces the beginning of African Americans in the nursing profession in the state of North Carolina with particular emphasis on the origin and demise of the St. Agnes School of Nursing at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC.
authors.affiliation: Divison of Nursing and Allied Health at Winston-Salem State University, NC 27110, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pollitt
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Reese
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000266:history*; D002835:Christianity / Q000266:history; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000266:history*