Howard, T.R.M.
1908-1976 · Contribution: 1955-1956
Surgeon and civil rights leader
Surgeon and civil rights leader; president of the National Medical Association
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1908, Murray, Kentucky
- Active since
- 1935
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Surgeon, entrepreneur, and civil rights organizer
Impact on the world
Howard combined a prominent surgical and business career with fearless civil rights leadership, protecting witnesses in the Emmett Till case and building Black economic and political power in Mississippi.
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