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Meet the 18 African Americans who were graduates before the abolishment of slavery in 1865

STEPHEN Nartey
by Stephen Nartey, 1:10pm December 06, 2022,
Samuel Ford McGill
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Dr. Samuel McGill

Dr. Samuel McGill was born in Baltimore Maryland, United States. He is the first African American to have graduated from the Dartmouth Medical School in the United States in 1839 at the age of 26. After completing his medical education, he relocated to Liberia where he spent his formative years, as reported by Bada History.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: December 6, 2022

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