Black History Month Panel Discussion To Honor Unsung Local Hero

NEWTOWN, PA —People in the area may or may not know the name Dr. Frank Erdman Boston, but they should. A WWI veteran, Boston is one of the first African Americans to start both a hospital and ambulance corps, which he did almost 100 years ago. Both still are around today.

At 3 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 25, Boston will be the subject of a virtual panel discussion presented by Bucks County Community College, Bucks County Commissioners and The Boston Legacy Foundation.

Scheduled to appear on the panel are: Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, chair of the Office of Commissioners for Bucks County, George Whitehair, executive director of the Boston Legacy Foundation, Dr. Francis Jeyaraj, board member of the Boston Legacy Foundation, Kevin L. Antoine, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Bucks County Community College, Dr. Craig Stutman, associate professor of history and public policy at Delaware Valley State University and Bernard Griggs Jr., project and diversity officer at County of Bucks.

In addition to being a war veteran, Boston was a military surgeon, community doctor and the founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington Lansdale Hospital and Volunteer Medical Service Corps (VMSC) ambulance corps.

The panel discussion is free and open to all. Details about the Zoom can be found on Facebook.