A Series of Newspaper Articles and Other Documents on Florence Physician Dr. Leonard Jerry Hicks, MD (1899-1973).
Dr. Hicks located in Florence in June of 1933. He was one of six African-American MDs in Florence between 1890 and 1940. In June of 1953 Hicks became the first African-American physician elected to the Lauderdale County Medical Society (by a unanimous vote), and the first in state history. He wa...
Main Author: | 1. Florence Herald |
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Other Authors: | 2. Florence Herald, 3. Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily, 4. Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily, 5. Florence Herald, 6. Florence Historical Board |
Format: | Electronic |
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Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access: | https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1196 |
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