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Black Pioneer in Cardiac Surgery
Date:1944 Who: Vivien Thomas Where: John Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland What: Vivien Thomas was an American Laboratory Supervisor who...
An innovator in the field of Cancer Research
Date:1940s and 1950s Who: Jane C. Wright Where : Harlem Hospital center, New York What: Jane C. Wright was a pioneering cancer...
Pioneer in the Chemical Synthesis of Medicinal Drugs From Plants
Date: 1940 Who: Dr. Percy Julian Where: DePauw University, Indiana What: Dr. Julian discovered how to extract steroids from soybean...
The peanut Genius
Date: 1864 – January 5, 1943 Who: George Washington Carver Where: Tuskegee, Alabama What: George Washington Carver was a scientist and...
Early Black Toxicologist
Date: 1749 Who: Individual known as “Caesar" Where: Unkown city, South Carolina What: received his freedom and 100 pounds per year...
Black Man’s Medical Knowledge Devises Treatment for STDs, Skin
Date: 1729 Who: Individual known as “Papan” Where: Unkown city, Virginia What: Due to his early effective treatment of skin and...
Black Mind Behind inoculation
Onesimus Date: 1716 Who: “Onesimus,” enslaved by Puritan minister Cotton Mather Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: Onesimus’...
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