Dr. G. W. Coffee

This is an article about Dr. G.W. Coffee, a doctor in Florence, from 1906. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Dr. Coffee was a son, one of several children of Washington and Sally Coffee of Lauderdale (Washington Coffee was a former slave of Gen. John Coffee), who in March of 1906 moved ba...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/403
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Summary:This is an article about Dr. G.W. Coffee, a doctor in Florence, from 1906. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Dr. Coffee was a son, one of several children of Washington and Sally Coffee of Lauderdale (Washington Coffee was a former slave of Gen. John Coffee), who in March of 1906 moved back to Florence from Denver, Colorado, where he had practiced medicine for two years, and opened a practice in Florence after passing his medical exam in April. By November of 1906 Dr. Coffee had opted to change 'his location for a larger field of practice' and moved away (where isn't known)."