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Important Information In Los Angeles during the summer of 1955, Doctor Foster had enough patients to secure admitting privileges at a hospital; however, it was not near Cedars Sinai or UCLA Medical Center. The hospital was near his office and was called Metropolitan Hospital (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309). The majority of the patients were of color, but the hospital doctors were white, with the very few exceptions, Doctor Foster was one of them (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309). Doctor Foster dreaded Mondays, because the white doctors would boast about their time in Las Vegas and at the casinos. Doctor Foster had a desire to go to Vegas. “He was born for Vegas” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309) and had the monetary means to go, but could not because Las Vegas …show more content…

After speaking with the wife who told him to go to the front desk, “Robert understood instantly” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 312). He had a horrible feeling, it was Phoenix all over again. Robert went up to the desk, like he had done in Phoenix, only this time he was slightly more assured based on his previous experiences and that he was now a Californian (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 312). The front desk told him that he could not find the reservation and made no suggestions or attempt for accommodations (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 313). Doctor Foster immediately called Jimmy, who told them instead to go to the Sands Hotel. When they arrived at the Sands Hotel, Robert was told that were not enough rooms for the party. Instead the Sands Hotel made arrangements for them at the Flamingo Capri. Jimmy Gay and his wife, took Robert and his party from night club to night club that Jimmy knew would accept them. Robert remembered the one night where he wore a “black mohair suit [that] he ordered specifically for the occasion from the tailor who dressed Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra “(Wilkerson, 2010, p. 314). The humiliation from the doctors and the Riviera faded away. “He was finally in the world he belonged in” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 314). Doctor Foster for once could not wait for Monday to …show more content…

At this point, Doctor Foster was making a name for himself. Those back in Monroe started to notice and started to show up (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 327). One instance was when Jimmy Marshall’s mother came as a patient. She was not used to him being a doctor nor calling him Robert (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 327). During her first appointment she stated “How dare you tell me to take my clothes off!” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 327). His reputation did not only extend to those back in Monroe, but with other doctors and charge nurses as a result he got admitting privileges to several hospitals (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 328). Patients would flock to Doctor Foster and would wait to be seen by him. Doctor Foster was also a compassionate and dedicated doctor with remarkable bedside manner. Doctor Foster was given the name “The Jitterbug Doctor” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 329). One of his patients was Della Bea. She was pleased with her treatment and wanted to bring her husband. Her husband was Ray Charles (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 330). Doctor Foster wanted to buy a home for Alice and the girls. He found a home on an exclusive block. The two court rulings: Shelley v. Kraemer and Barrows v. Jackson “struck down restrictive covenants” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 330). The family moved in on Palm Sunday 1956 and they welcomed a new baby girl named Joy in December of 1955 (Wilkerson, 2010, p.

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