James McCune Smith (1813 - 1865) was an African-American physician, abolitionist, and author. Born a slave he moved to Scotland to attend the University of Glasgow and graduated at the top in his class. He was the first African-American to run a pharmacy in the US. He was a prolific author and essayist of articles relating to not only medicine, but abolition and the emerging science of statistics. Weeks, 1888 (cropped and cleaned). Colorized.

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