James McCune Smith (Dr)

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Health and Medicine
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Born into slavery in New York in 1813, the young James McCune Smith set his sight on becoming a doctor. He was denied admission to American colleges because he was Black. He was able to attend the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Medical degrees by the age of 24. Smith had a keen interest in languages. mastering Latin, Greek, and French and he also developed a working knowledge of Hebrew, Italian, Spanish and German.

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