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#50 Conviction and Courage: The Story of One Life-Changing Summer

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Susan Douglas & family

Susan Douglas

This week’s guest is especially close to host Tracy’s heart: her mother, Susan Douglas. In the mid-sixties, Susan left the comfort and familiarity of her hometown to go to Alabama during a time of enormous racial tension to help Black residents register to vote. That decision would change her life. It’s where she met Tracy’s father, a man from Montgomery, doing the same courageous work. Her journey is a story about risk, conviction and following a moral compass, even when it points you to the hardest places.

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Tracy Douglas, CEO, Virginia Community Healthcare Association

Susan Douglas

Posted On March 27, 2026

Posted By CommonHealth

Posted In Access to Care

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