- American ▁phys icians , ▁Von ▁D . ▁M iz ell ▁and ▁James ▁S istr unk ; ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁would ▁accept ▁African - American ▁patients . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁a ▁young ▁black ▁man ▁named ▁John ▁Mc B ride ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁full ▁of ▁white ▁men ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan . ▁H osp it als ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁Pom p ano ▁Beach ▁shooting ▁at ▁first ▁refused ▁to ▁admit ▁him . ▁A ▁black ▁phys ician , ▁Dr . ▁Von ▁D . ▁M iz ell , ▁ultimately ▁persu aded ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁in . ▁But ▁the ▁hospital ▁later ▁ins isted ▁on ▁moving ▁Mc B ride ▁to ▁a ▁rund own ▁san it arium , ▁where ▁he ▁soon ▁died . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁after ▁the ▁city ' s ▁hosp it als ▁were ▁integrated ▁after ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁Medic are ▁refused ▁to ▁support ▁seg reg ated ▁hosp it als . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁M iz ell ▁Center , ▁a ▁community ▁center . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁Hospital ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : D em ol ished ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : H istor ically ▁black ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Fort ▁La