James McCune Smith, the first African-American doctor, was rejected from all American colleges and had to attend the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he graduated at the top of his class

James McCune Smith

James McCune Smith (18. April 1813 – 17. November 1865) war ein afroamerikanischer Arzt, Apotheker, Abolitionist und Autor in New York City. Er war der erste Afroamerikaner, der einen medizinischen Abschluss erwarb, und schloss sein Studium an der Universität Glasgow in Schottland als Klassenbester ab. Nach seiner Rückkehr in die Vereinigten Staaten wurde er der erste Afroamerikaner, der in diesem Land eine Apotheke betrieb.

In addition to practicing as a doctor for nearly 20 years at the Colored Orphan Asylum in Manhattan, Smith was a public intellectual: he contributed articles to medical journals, participated in learned societies, and wrote numerous essays and articles drawing from his medical and statistical training. He used his training in medicine and statistics… Weiterlesen

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