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Celebrating Black History Month: Meet Alabama’s First African-American Physician
Dr. Cornelius Nathanial Dorsett was born a slave sometime between 1852 and 1859 in Davidson County, NC. He was separated from his mother, when she was sold, when he was just 2 months old. He was also the first African-American to pass the Alabama State Medical Examination. Once slavery ended, Dr. Dorsett attended Hampton Institute…