Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer
An abolitionist leader, New York's James McCune Smith (1813–1865) had to fight for his medical degree, studying in Scotland after being denied a place to study in the U.S. He became the first African American to hold a medical degree and to run a pharmacy. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/7o4GcATRE5 — PolitiTweet.org