Dr. James McCune Smith
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James McCune Smith, MD (1813-1865)
The first Black American man to:
- Earn a medical degree (1837)
- Own/operate a pharmacy
- Be published in a medical journal
Dr. McCune Smith was also an abolitionist and a suffragist.
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