Hook's Drug Stores: The Community-Conscious Pharmacy
Talking Hoosier History
English - September 01, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHistory Education Courses history hoosier indiana Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of Talking Hoosier History, we’ll learn about the German-immigrant roots of Hook’s Drug Stores, the company’s early policy of desegregation and advancement of Black employees, and how the company aimed to protect its customers through drug awareness campaigns. We’ve also got some fun soundbites from 1980s Hook's commercials that might bring you back!
Written and performed by Justin Clark. Produced by Jill Weiss Simins. A transcript of this episode is available at the THH website: https://podcast.history.in.gov/. Notes and sources: https://bit.ly/45t59pN