02/07/2022 Black History Month

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  1. 3. In 1951, a sample of her cancer cells were taken without her consent. Her cells would advance medical research for years to come and played a crucial role in the development of the polio vaccine.
  2. 4. First Black man to receive a medical degree. Later became first Black man to operate a pharmacy in the US and the first Black physician to be published in US medical journals.
  3. 8. A prolific writer, poet, and activist known for her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
  4. 9. Inventor who's work with electrical resistors paved the way for the first successful pacemaker.
  5. 11. Black journalist, abolitionist and feminist. Led an anti-lynching campaign in the US in the 1890s.
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  1. 1. First Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US.
  2. 2. Performed the world's first open-heart surgery in 1893.
  3. 5. The US's first Black psychiatrist.
  4. 6. "Father of the Blood Bank."
  5. 7. First Black woman to complete a residency in ophthalmology.
  6. 10. The first Black woman of a major political party to run for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: “Unbought and Unbossed."