Dr. Justina L. Ford Delivered Me!
In honor and celebration of Black History Month, Connect for Health Colorado has commissioned award-winning street artist Max Sansing to create a mural honoring Dr. Justina L. Ford in historic Five Points at the corner of 27th and Welton Street. Dr. Ford is a medical pioneer and Colorado’s first licensed female African American doctor. Known as “the baby doctor,” it is estimated that Dr. Ford delivered over 7,000 babies during her fifty years as a physician in Denver.
Dr. Justina L. Ford’s Babies
The mural is scheduled to be dedicated the morning of Friday – February 21, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony is an opportunity for any resident delivered by Dr. Ford to personally honor her by signing a board with their name and year of birth. The board will later be gifted to the Black American West Museum & Heritage Center. Please help us get the word out to Dr. Ford’s babies and patients so we can honor her and celebrate Black History Month together. #DrFordDeliveredMe
Date: February 21, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 2701 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205
