In honor, recognition, and respect for Black History Month, Jess put together a fascinating episode highlighting the first Black doctors in America. While institutions were structured to maintain the status quo around racial barriers, these two men, Dr. James Durham and Dr. James McCune Smith entered the medical field against all odds and went on to leave an incredible legacy.
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Sources:
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/02/21/9-african-american-pioneers-in-medicinehttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/james-durham-1762-1802/
https://www.mdlinx.com/physiciansense/10-history-making-black-physicians/
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McCune_Smith