▁for ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁most ▁were ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁offered ▁in ade qu ate ▁health care . ▁According ▁to ▁historian ▁Kar en ▁Thomas , ▁" M ost ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁South ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁black ▁patients ▁on ▁an ▁equal ▁basis ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁black ▁phys icians ▁to ▁admit ▁patients ▁or ▁train ▁as ▁intern s ." ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁most ▁North ▁Carolina ▁hosp it als ▁were ▁priv ately ▁operated , ▁some ▁accepted ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁funds ▁and ▁that ▁imp licated ▁possible ▁government ▁disc rim ination . ▁Mos es ▁H . ▁C one ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁Gre ens bor o ▁hosp it als ▁that ▁had ▁received ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁funds ▁via ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Hill - B ur ton ▁Hospital ▁Survey ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁Act . ▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁patient ▁had ▁been ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁C one ▁and ▁Long ▁H osp it als , ▁George ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁same ▁facilities ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁with ▁federal ▁fund ing . ▁This ▁fact ▁opened ▁a ▁path way ▁for ▁a ▁possible ▁legal ▁rem edy . ▁Because ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁had ▁accepted ▁government ▁funds ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁strictly ▁private , ▁George ▁and ▁other ▁pla int iffs ▁file d ▁their ▁suit ▁on ▁these ▁grounds . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁Reg ulations ▁providing ▁separate - but - equal ▁services ▁viol ated ▁the ▁Fif th ▁and ▁Four teenth ▁Am end ments ▁of ▁the ▁U